Kärki Surname

168,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kärki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kärki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,4501:2,244344
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guyana11:762,22114,420
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Karki (371,641) & Kärkî (1) are calculated separately.

Kärki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kärki is held by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Karki or Kärkî. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kärki? popularity and diffusion

Kärki is the 168,090th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,833,416 people. Kärki occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kärki reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 2,450 people, or 1 in 2,244. In Finland Kärki is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 24 percent are found, North Karelia, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent are found. Barring Finland Kärki exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Kärki Last Name Statistics demography

Kärki earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning 372,648 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karki93371,641/
Kärkî931/
Korki80882/
Kirki80119/
Kerki8079/
Kreki8025/
Kyrki8020/
Kirkhi731,241/
Karkhi73968/
Korkie73644/
Kärkäs73302/
Kirkiç73273/
Kirkie73223/
Kerkai73169/
Korkki73151/
Kharki73121/
Kerkis7360/
Karkai7355/
Kerkit7349/
Korkoi7346/
Krecki7324/
Karkie7323/
Korkai7321/
Gkerki7315/
Kärker7312/
Karkei7312/
Karrki7311/
Karkki7310/
Kyrkis739/
Khorki738/
Kerkiç737/
Kerkiz736/
Kirkip736/
Korkhi736/
Kirkki736/
Korkui735/
Kaarki733/
Krreki733/
Korkei733/
Kaerki733/
Karkih732/
Kierki732/
Karkoi732/
Kirkij732/
Kerkio732/
Keirki731/
Karkii731/
Karkij731/
Kirkiś731/
Korkij731/
Gkirki731/
Gkreki731/
Kerkei731/
Kerkhi731/
Krekai731/
Krekih731/
Kerkoi731/
Gkergki67107/
Karkeij6734/
Kharkei6715/
Karkhei6711/
Khorkyi6711/
Khairki675/
Khrekki674/
Karkaih674/
Kreckij674/
Gkerkis674/
Kerquki673/
Khorkhi673/
Khorkai672/
Kyrkich672/
Gkiorki672/
Kirkiey672/
Khaarki671/
Kairkih671/
Korkhai671/
Gkirkis671/
Kharkhi671/

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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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  • 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 Kärki
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