Karthak Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Karthak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karthak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2801:2,739,51984,798
Nepal291:982,1025,978
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karthak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karthak (Marathi: काथर्क) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karthak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Karthak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Karthak are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 2,739,519. In India Karthak is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 66 percent live, Sikkim, where 28 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 9 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharthak931/
Karthakh931/
Kartak92529/
Karttak862/
Kartňak861/
Korthak861/
Karthac861/
Kartaik861/
Kaurtak861/
Kartack860/
Kartakke801/
Kortak771,612/
Karták77114/
Kartok773/
Kartac771/
Kertak770/
Kartakova75255/
Kartoshke751/
Kartakowa751/
Korthauke750/
Kourtak7120/
Kartňák7115/
Khartok715/
Kartakhova714/
Kartaux713/
Kortake712/
Kartough671/
Cartheax671/
Kartaukh671/
Kartagsh671/

Karthak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karthak in the Marathi language
काथर्कkatharka-

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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 Karthak
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