Karkuz Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Karkuz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkuz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Lebanon361:156,5867,507
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Karkuz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karkuz (Russian: Каркуз) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Karkuz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkuz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karkuz live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 202,437. Besides Iraq this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Syria, where 0 percent live.

Karkuz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karkuz last name is principally Shiite (91%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkusz92128/
Karkouz9217/
Karkus83744/
Karkuş83342/
Karkuš83113/
Korkuz8380/
Karkoz8326/
Karkuć8311/
Kerkuz834/
Karkuś831/
Karkuc831/
Karkuzova801/
Karkosz77642/
Karkaus7790/
Kerkusz7728/
Karkush7720/
Karkous7716/
Kharkus771/
Karkozs771/
Karkocz771/
Karkuch771/
Karkuszová7542/
Karkouch71464/
Kourkouz71136/
Kharkush716/
Karkoush715/
Korkus671,124/
Karkos67843/
Karkusova67412/
Carcuz67381/
Korkuś67341/
Korkuc67323/
Korkuć67280/
Karkoš67116/
Karkutsch6761/
Karkoc6741/
Karkusová6732/
Karkouche6732/
Carkus6719/
Karkousse679/
Kerkus674/
Kharkhush671/
Karcoz671/
Kárkus671/
Korkoz671/
Korkuç671/

Karkuz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karkuz in the Russian language
Каркузkarkuz-

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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 Karkuz
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