Karks Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Karks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Karks (9) may also be a first name.

Karks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karks (Russian: Каркс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karks is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Karks reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Karks is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 9 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Karks is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 33 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Uruguay, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearks911/
Korks8015/
Karcs8012/
Carks809/
Kerks802/
Karkz801/
Karıksız77403/
Karcsh7330/
Karchs733/
Korksz731/
Kuirks730/
Karkche671/
Karx671/
Carrcks670/
Carıksız62117/
Kheirkhs621/
Corks6048/
Kargz603/
Kercs602/
Cargs602/
Kerkx601/
Kerkz601/
Korcs601/
Kaurx601/
Kharkhche571/
Kerckx55104/
Qarqus5548/
Khargz559/
Carggs552/
Korkhz551/
Korkch551/
Koerchs501/
Qarqush501/
Kourkch501/

Karks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karks in the Russian language
Карксkarks-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Karks
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