Karkowski

Karkowski Meaning & Origin

About Karkowski
The surname Karkowski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Kark, which is a diminutive form of the name Karol, meaning "man" or "free man" in Polish. The suffix "-owski" indicates a connection to a place or region, suggesting that the surname Karkowski may have originally referred to someone from a place named Kark or with ancestral ties to such a place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Karkowski is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Karkowski: 114
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 145,220
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Karkowski based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Karkowski is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRKSK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K062020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K ER0 K AO1 F S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/karkowski*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRKSK', 'KRKFSK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Karkowski in Braille

Here's how to represent Karkowski in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Karkowski in braille

How to sign the name Karkowski using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Karkowski using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Karkowski in sign language

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