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Where Does The Last Name Karna Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Karna (Arabic: كرنا, Bengali: কর্ন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻥ, Hindi: कर्ण, Marathi: कण, Oriya: କର୍, Russian: Карна, Tibetan: ཀར་ན་) is more commonly found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Karná or Kárná. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karna? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 14,889^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 194,750 people. Karna occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karna live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Karna is also the 9,796^th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 104,517 people.

The last name is most common in Nepal, where it is borne by 21,245 people, or 1 in 1,341. In Nepal Karna is most common in: Janakpur, where 48 percent reside, Sagarmatha, where 18 percent reside and Narayani, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nepal Karna is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Karna Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Karna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karna last name expanded 1,679 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karna Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Karna surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karna earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning R 269,568 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $60,440 CAD per year.