Karkow Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Karkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Karkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkow is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karkow.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karkow is the 902,012th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Karkow are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Karkow is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,103,476. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 68 percent reside, Paraná, where 11 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Karkow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karkow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karkow last name rose 1,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karkow surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Karkow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karckow921/
Kharkowa867/
Karkov83801/
Kerkow83750/
Korkow83157/
Karkof8319/
Carkow831/
Karkaw831/
Kharkhowa801/
Kharkov775,604/
Karkova77533/
Karkhov77181/
Karkoff7767/
Karkhof7714/
Kerckow776/
Kaurkov773/
Kearkaw772/
Karkovs771/
Karkouf771/
Kharkof771/
Karkoob771/
Kharkova715,662/
Karkhova71156/
Karkhoff71128/
Kaharkov7135/
Kharkoff713/
Kaurkova712/
Kharkhov711/
Karkkoub711/
Karkovsh711/
Karzhkov711/
Kearkoff710/
Kerkof6761/
Korkov6759/
Karkav6740/
Kaharkova6733/
Carkov6733/
Kerkov6712/
Karcov675/
Kharkhova672/
Karkaf671/
Korkof671/
Khairekov671/
Kharckova671/
Kharkkova671/
Karkub671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkow
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