Karkın Surname

153,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karkın Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karkın Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,8521:27,2873,082
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Karkın Last Name Facts

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

Karkın occurs most in Turkey. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karkın? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karkın is the 153,887th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,552,555 people. The last name Karkın is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Karkın are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 2,852 people, or 1 in 27,287. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Osmaniye Province, where 10 percent live and Konya Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karkin83936/
Karken8326/
Karkyn8323/
Kharkin77912/
Karkina77619/
Kaurkin77202/
Kharkyn7790/
Karkyna7739/
Kaurkyn7731/
Karkuen772/
Karkeng771/
Kharkina71848/
Kaurkina71299/
Kharkyna7190/
Kaurkyna7125/
Karkienė716/
Khairkin713/
Karkenne713/
Karkennt711/
Kahyrkyn711/
Kharkeng711/
Korkin6711,143/
Carkin67363/
Korkyn67260/
Karkenova67197/
Korken6762/
Karcin6728/
Karqin6713/
Carken677/
Kahyrkyna674/
Karkynova672/
Karcen671/
Qarkin671/
Carrkn670/

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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 Karkın
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