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    The surname Karnik

    A Marathi surname, carried by 628 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K652

    Karnik: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Karnik #35,764, 628 people Karnik: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Karnik #35,764, 628 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karnik is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Marathi origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Marathi कर्णिक (karṇik). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra. * Borrowed from Czech Kárník.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 628 people named Karnik in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 460.

    #35,764
    rank among US surnames
    628
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +36.5%
    change since 2000 (was #44,103)

    Who is named Karnik

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    58% of people named Karnik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 58%
    • White (not Hispanic) 39%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Karnik

    Karnik has the Soundex code K652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K652.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Karnik come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Marathi कर्णिक (karṇik). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra. * Borrowed from Czech Kárník.
    How common is the surname Karnik?
    628 people in the United States had the surname Karnik in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. It ranked 35,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Karnik?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Karnik identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Karnik getting more or less common?
    More common. 460 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 628 in 2010, up 37%.