Karnik Surname

55,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Karnik Surname User-submission:

Meaning: one who is in control.

Karnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,0201:109,2697,130
United States9491:381,93833,710
United Arab Emirates2721:33,6853,613
Oman1561:23,6412,088
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Canada881:418,70036,754
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
England671:831,61344,286
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Australia331:818,05251,601
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Austria131:655,03358,041
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Karník (28) & Kárník (453) are calculated separately.

Karnik (947) may also be a first name.

Karnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: one who is in control.

- macaronipenguin

Karnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karnik (Arabic: كارنيك, Bengali: কর্ণিক, Georgian: კარნიკ, Hindi: कर्णिक, Marathi: कण, Russian: Карник) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Karník or Kárník. Click here for other potential spellings of Karnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,436th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 795,410 people. The last name Karnik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Karnik reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 262,555th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 947 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7,020 people, or 1 in 109,269. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 88 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Beside India it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Karnik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karnik has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karnik surname rose 5,931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Karnik last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karnik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.37% more than the national average, earning $65,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karník9428/
Karnick92493/
Karniek9215/
Karnike927/
Karnnik923/
Kharnik922/
Karnaik922/
Karznik921/
Karnikk921/
Kárník89453/
Karennik863/
Kornik83279/
Kernik8398/
Karnig8384/
Karnic8318/
Karnek8317/
Karnyk832/
Carnik831/
Karnikova80265/
Karniková805/
Kernick77931/
Kornick77443/
Carnick77125/
Keernik7778/
Karnics7731/
Kornikh7717/
Karneke7713/
Korniks776/
Kournik775/
Karnigs773/
Carnike773/
Korznik773/
Korniok772/
Korniek772/
Kornaik771/
Korneik771/
Khornik771/
Gkarnek771/
Kearnig770/
Carnisk770/
Kharnikova7515/
Kareemnaik754/
Karrimnaik751/
Kornicke7162/
Kornieck7147/
Körnicke7138/
Kornicks7129/
Korennik7121/
Carnicke7112/
Koornick714/
Karnayke714/
Karnkova711/
Kerennik711/
Karennikova711/
Kerrnick711/
Karneukh711/
Korznnik711/
Koernick710/
Karnigth710/
Kornek671,749/
Kornikova67537/
Körnig67517/
Kornyk67192/
Kernek67111/
Kernig67100/
Karníková6753/
Kornic6753/
Cornik6748/
Kornig6740/
Korzennik6729/
Carnig6717/
Kárnek6715/
Kárniková6715/
Karneková679/
Kärnek677/
Carnic677/
Karneg675/
Karnykova672/
Carnek672/
Carnikova672/
Kernyk671/
Korenniks671/
Korinniks671/

Karnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnik in the Georgian language
კარნიკkarnik-
Karnik in the Bengali language
কর্ণিকkarnika-
Karnik in the Marathi language
कणkana93.93
िकरणikarana1.36
करणीकkaranika1.29
करनीकkaranika0.71
कारिनकkarinaka0.43
कारिणकkarinaka0.14
करणkarana0.14
करिणकkarinaka0.14
कणीकkanika0.14
पारीखparikha0.14
Karnik in the Hindi language
कर्णिकkarnika37.5
कार्निकkarnika25
कार्णिकkarnika18.75
कर्निकkarnika12.5
करनीकkaranika6.25
Karnik in the Russian language
Карникkarnik-
Karnik in the Arabic language
كارنيكkarnyk-

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