Karkó Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Karkó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Karko (577) are calculated separately.

Karkó Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karkó is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Karko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkó? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karkó are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 118,268. In Hungary Karkó is most numerous in: Komárom-Esztergom County, where 47 percent live, Pest County, where 33 percent live and Budapest, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 37 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karko93577/
Karka805,150/
Karku80128/
Karkà801/
Karkóová7717/
Kharka735,771/
Kharko732,181/
Karkhu73524/
Karkaç73380/
Karkuş73342/
Karkaş73307/
Karkah73171/
Karkau73141/
Karkoš73116/
Karkuš73113/
Karkud7390/
Karkou7388/
Karkaa7346/
Karkha7332/
Karkho7325/
Karkaz7313/
Kaurko7312/
Kahrka7310/
Karkoe738/
Kharku736/
Karkko734/
Karkaš733/
Karkoi732/
Karkku732/
Kairka732/
Kearka732/
Kaarka732/
Karkoç731/
Karkod731/
Karkoo731/
Karkuś731/
Karkoh731/
Karkodh67972/
Karkosz67642/
Karkhut67567/
Karkhah67181/
Karkoud67172/
Karkutt67128/
Karkusz67128/
Karkout67101/
Karkaus6790/
Karkosh6755/
Karkuth6753/
Kharkas6740/
Karkots6739/
Gkargka6733/
Kharkho6724/
Kharkha6720/
Karkouz6717/
Karkous6716/
Karkouh6711/
Karkatš678/
Kharkot676/
Kaharko676/
Karkoot674/
Karkoch674/
Khairko673/
Karkass673/
Karkhuh672/
Kaarkud672/
Karkacz672/
Kaireko671/
Karkaah671/
Karkatt671/
Kharkoh671/
Kaharka671/
Karkaha671/
Karkozs671/
Karkott671/
Kharzko671/
Kharkut671/
Kharkou671/
Kaarkah671/
Karkocz671/

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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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  • 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 Karkó
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