Karkun Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4051:1,893,98966,120
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karkun (43) may also be a first name.

Karkun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkun (Hindi: कारकुन, Marathi: कारकुन, Russian: Каркун) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karkun.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 692,305th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Karkun reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name globally, held by 43 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 1,893,989. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 56 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 23 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharkun9278/
Karkune925/
Karkoun924/
Karrkun921/
Kharkhun86207/
Karkheun861/
Korkun83299/
Karcun8323/
Karkon8317/
Kerkun836/
Karkunova80626/
Karkushyn803/
Korkunc7723/
Karkoon7720/
Khorkun7714/
Korkhun7711/
Kairkon772/
Carkhun771/
Kearkum771/
Korkund771/
Korkoun771/
Kherkun771/
Kharkunova7532/
Kharkhutin754/
Kharkhutyn752/
Karkhunova752/
Khorkhun718/
Kharkhunova713/
Kearkhum711/
Korkunova671,156/
Korkon678/
Korcun677/
Körkün674/
Karcon672/
Corkun672/
Khairkhon671/
Korkum671/

Karkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkun in the Hindi language
कारकुनkarakuna-
Karkun in the Marathi language
कारकुनkarakuna91.12
कारकूनkarakuna8.88
Karkun in the Russian language
Каркунkarkun-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karkun
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