Karr Surname

25,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karr Surname Definition:

A "genteel" pronunciation of Kerr, which see.

Karr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3391:25,2783,182
Liberia4,7311:932124
Mexico5401:229,8635,870
Canada5081:72,5318,249
Germany3281:245,44326,770
France1691:393,03457,995
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
India951:8,074,372169,494
England631:884,41445,970
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Austria111:774,13064,097
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland371:101,1685,037
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2451:22,3692,805

Karr (407) may also be a first name.

Karr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A "genteel" pronunciation of Kerr, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) Grandson of Carra (spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Karr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karr (Arabic: كرر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: कर्र, Russian: Карр) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karr is the 25,175th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 340,110 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Karr are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 427,366th most widespread first name in the world, held by 407 people.

Karr is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 14,339 people, or 1 in 25,278. In The United States Karr is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 22 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Karr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karr last name is predominantly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Karr last name are 18.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karr earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning 367,549 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,999 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.9% more than the national average, earning R 313,440 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karre8917,949/
Kaurr89801/
Karrh89228/
Kharr8920/
Kahrr892/
Kearr891/
Karrp891/
Karrr891/
Kkarr891/
Kairr890/
Kar86399,190/
Kaarre80388/
Kharre8059/
Kaharr8021/
Khairr8020/
Kairre8010/
Karrhe805/
Khearr801/
Kharrt801/
Kaur759,624,267/
Carr75251,171/
Kare7531,857/
Khar754,883/
Korr754,777/
Kaar754,706/
Kear754,553/
Kahr753,220/
Kair752,140/
Kkar75658/
Kayr75264/
Karz75215/
Karh75196/
Kajr7528/
Ckar755/
Kgar753/
Qarr753/
Gkar752/
Åkar752/
Hkar751/
Kqar751/
Kairreh73100/
Karrova7314/
Karrová731/
Khayrre731/
Khairre731/
Khair67281,048/
Kahar67131,222/
Khare6761,832/
Carre6721,555/
Kaire677,574/
Khayr675,202/
Kayır673,297/
Karhe672,022/
Kaair671,922/
Kaare671,570/
Korre671,198/
Kaure67924/
Kayre67443/
Karpp67365/
Khear67320/
Kharh67212/
Kautr67165/
Kağar67151/
Kauur67120/
Kkaur67110/
Kahur67109/
Kaihr6790/
Khaar6784/
Keare6775/
Carrh6773/
Khaur6760/
Kaarz6732/
Kaujr6730/
Khajr6719/
Kõrre6719/
Keaur6718/
Kardt6718/
Hkair6710/
Kaurh679/
Karhs679/
Kaarø679/
Kourr675/
Åkare675/
Karph674/
Khhar674/
Kharz674/
Khgar673/
Khorr673/
Kahrt673/
Carrì673/
Karzh672/
Caarr672/
Cahrr672/
Khahr672/
Carrt672/
Kairh672/
Kardø672/
Kaahr671/
Kaijr671/
Khayrreh671/
Kkare671/
Quarr671/
Koorr671/
Kosrr671/
Kotrr671/
Catrr671/
Hkare671/
Hkaur671/
Ckaur671/
Carrd671/
Kcorr671/
Kearh671/
Kaurz671/
Kcare671/
Kaíre671/
Khaír671/
Karpå671/
Kairė671/
Cairr671/
Cearr671/
Carrë671/
Carrė671/
Karzs671/
Qairr671/
Ckair671/
Kaatr671/
Khairrrr671/
Kaysr671/
Kahrz670/
Carrz670/
Casrr670/
Kearz670/
Kuorr670/

Karr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karr in the Hindi language
कर्रkarra-
Karr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺭkar75
ﺍﻛﺎﺭakar25
Karr in the Russian language
Каррkarr-
Karr in the Arabic language
كررkrr-

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Karr Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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