The surname Karki
A surname, carried by 1,360 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex K620
Origin
A surname of Khas people belonging to kshatriya fold called Kshetri in Nepal or Pahari Rajput in Uttarakhand
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,360 people named Karki in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 227,019 Americans. That is up 284% since 2000, when the Census counted 354.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19,774 | Niswonger | 1,361 | 226,852 |
| #19,782 | Casagrande | 1,360 | 227,019 |
Who is named Karki
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
83% of people named Karki identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
- White (not Hispanic) 13%
- Two or more races 3.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Karki
Karki has the Soundex code K620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K620.
Questions
- How common is the surname Karki?
- 1,360 people in the United States had the surname Karki in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 227,019 Americans. It ranked 19,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Karki?
- In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Karki identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Karki getting more or less common?
- More common. 354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,360 in 2010, up 284%.