Karthik Surname

44,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Karthik Surname User-submission:

The Karthik surname comes from one of the God names.

Karthik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,3881:91,4486,060
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United Arab Emirates6241:14,6831,797
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Oman2731:13,5091,539
Singapore2531:21,770855
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Malaysia861:342,95618,348
England771:723,61140,488
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Karthik (67,961) may also be a first name.

Karthik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karthik surname comes from one of the God names.

- karthik2123

Karthik Last Name Facts

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

Karthik (Bengali: কার্তিক, Hindi: कार्तिक, Marathi: काथ, Oriya: କାବ୍ୀକ) is found most frequently in India. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karthik? popularity and diffusion

Karthik is the 44,785th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 628,237 people. Karthik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Karthik are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,222nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 67,961 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 8,388 people, or 1 in 91,448. In India Karthik is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 28 percent are found, Telangana, where 27 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 6 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent are found.

Karthik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karthik are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karthik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.48% less than the national average, earning $41,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $56,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karthick932,280/
Kaarthik9358/
Karthike934/
Karthikk934/
Kharthik931/
Karthhik931/
Kartik922,734/
Kaarthick8816/
Karttik86790/
Kartick86235/
Karthic86217/
Kartike8645/
Kaartik8628/
Khartik863/
Karthek862/
Kartikh861/
Carthik861/
Karhtik861/
Kartaik861/
Kartheek80267/
Kkarttik804/
Kaartick801/
Kertik77456/
Kartek77174/
Kortik7778/
Kártik7773/
Kartic7743/
Kartík7739/
Cartik774/
Kartyk773/
Kartig771/
Kartikova7534/
Kartiková759/
Kaartheek754/
Karteek71117/
Kortick71106/
Khartikova7167/
Khortik7160/
Cartick715/
Carthic715/
Khartek715/
Kortike712/
Keerthiq671/
Kartkova671/
Kaarteek671/

Karthik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karthik in the Hindi language
कार्तिकkartika88.89
कार्थिकkarthika11.11
Karthik in the Marathi language
काथkatha55.56
कारिथकkarithaka33.33
कािथकkaithaka11.11
Karthik in the Bengali language
কার্তিকkartika52.63
কার্ত্তিকkarttika47.37
Karthik in the Oriya language
କାବ୍ୀକkabika33.33
କାଥିର୍କkathirka33.33
କାଥକkathaka33.33

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