Karsh Surname
Approximately 2,432 people bear this surname
Karsh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,046 | 1:8,181 | 1,282 |
| United States | 738 | 1:491,137 | 41,458 |
| India | 285 | 1:2,691,457 | 83,799 |
| Iran | 159 | 1:482,909 | 29,043 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 1:410,524 | 19,195 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Karsh (409) may also be a first name.
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Karsh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karsh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karsh (Hindi: कर्ष, Marathi: करश, Oriya: କଷର୍, Russian: Карш) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karsh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karsh is the 176,024th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,996,524 people. The surname Karsh occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Karsh are found; 47 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 426,190th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 409 people.
The last name Karsh is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 8,181. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Jerusalem District, where 64 percent are found, Northern District, where 15 percent are found and Central District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Israel this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Karsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karsh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karsh surname rose 2,306 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karsh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karsh last name are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Karsh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning $52,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.99% more than the national average, earning $61,104 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karsh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karsh in the Oriya language | ||
| କଷର୍ | kasar | - |
| Karsh in the Hindi language | ||
| कर्ष | karsa | 90 |
| हर्ष | harsa | 3.33 |
| कृष | krsa | 3.33 |
| कारश् | karas | 3.33 |
| Karsh in the Marathi language | ||
| करश | karasa | 66.67 |
| कश | kasa | 33.33 |
| Karsh in the Russian language | ||
| Карш | kars | - |
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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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- 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 Karsh
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