Karnig Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Karnig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Karnig (162) may also be a first name.

Karnig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnig occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Karnig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karnig is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Karnig live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Karnig is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 162 people.

The surname Karnig is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Karnig is most common in: New York, where 23 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Karnig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karnig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karnig surname grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karnig last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Karnig earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.5% more than the national average, earning $64,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnigs923/
Kearnig920/
Karnigth860/
Karnik839,162/
Körnig83517/
Kernig83100/
Kornig8340/
Karnic8318/
Carnig8317/
Karneg835/
Karnick77493/
Koernig77257/
Karnics7731/
Kornigg7722/
Karniek7715/
Karnike777/
Karnnik773/
Kharnik772/
Karnaik772/
Karnikk771/
Kharneg771/
Karznik771/
Kornigs770/
Keirnig770/
Kahrneg770/
Karennik713/
Kornik67279/
Karnikova67265/
Kernik6798/
Kornic6753/
Karník6728/
Karnek6717/
Carnic677/
Karniková675/
Cearnaigh674/
Körnigová673/
Karnyk672/
Carneg672/
Carnik671/
Cornig670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karnig
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