Karnik is an Indian surname. It is chief found among the members of the Maharashtrian Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The Karnik are one of 42 families which compose the CKP community. The Karnik's gotra is Bharghav, their god is Surya, and their progenitor was named Karnik.

Prof. PhDr. Zdenek Kárník, DrSc. (Czech pronunciation: ['Zdenyek 'Car-neek]; 25 June 1931 in Dobré, Rychnov nad Knežnou District - 30 September 2011 in Prague) was a Czech historian and pedagogue.

Karnik is an Indian surname. It is chief found among the members of the Maharashtrian Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The Karnik are one of 42 families which compose the CKP community. The Karnik's gotra is Bharghav, their god is Surya, and their progenitor was named Karnik.

Prof. PhDr. Zdenek Kárník, DrSc. (Czech pronunciation: ['Zdenyek 'Car-neek]; 25 June 1931 in Dobré, Rychnov nad Knežnou District - 30 September 2011 in Prague) was a Czech historian and pedagogue.