Karkour Surname

138,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Karkour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Syria3151:61,2732,859
Iraq3091:113,3393,270
Jordan2021:43,7744,691
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Lebanon1971:28,6153,019
France1241:535,66773,425
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Canada411:898,67368,969
Palestine411:110,9487,275
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Karkour (297) may also be a first name.

Karkour Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karkour Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karkour (Arabic: كركور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺭﺓ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karkour is the 138,663rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,259,004 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Karkour live; 49 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Levant. Karkour is also the 511,663rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 297 people.

The last name Karkour is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Excluding Egypt this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and Syria, where 10 percent reside.

Karkour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Armenian Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karkour surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karkour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $52,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkoure936/
Kharkour932/
Kaarkour931/
Karkur92744/
Karkor92620/
Kharkhour88968/
Kasrkhour881/
Karkhur8648/
Kharkor8617/
Karkoor8611/
Karkurt867/
Karkure865/
Karkhor864/
Korkour863/
Karcour863/
Karkore861/
Karkorz861/
Kharkhor8014/
Kourkour804/
Karkower802/
Khairkur801/
Karkar7710,133/
Korkor777,111/
Korkur7711/
Karkorova756/
Karkare712,969/
Corkour71337/
Qarqour7125/
Carcour7112/
Karkaar716/
Karkhar715/
Karkarr714/
Karrkar712/
Korkuir711/
Korkhor711/
Karcuur711/
Kharkhar6752/
Khorkhor671/
Karkarre671/
Karkhare671/
Karkeyar671/
Karcauer671/
Khorkhur671/
Kharkhorova671/
Kharkaar671/

Karkour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻛﻮﺭﺓkrkwrt-
Karkour in the Arabic language
كركورkrkwr-

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Footnotes

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