Caramel Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Caramel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caramel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3151:210,86632,777
Italy2821:216,86830,517
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England31:18,572,686338,250
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Caramél (1) are calculated separately.

Caramel (242) may also be a first name.

Caramel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caramel (Arabic: كرامل, Marathi: कारमेल, Oriya: କାରେମଲ) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Caramél. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caramel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 322,243rd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. The surname Caramel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Caramel reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 27 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 574,510th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 242 people.

Caramel is most frequent in France, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 210,866. In France Caramel is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 64 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent live. Besides France Caramel exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Caramel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caramel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caramel surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caramel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Caramel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caramél951/
Charamel93171/
Scaramel93103/
Caramell9321/
Caramuel931/
Scaramell8844/
Ciaramell881/
Jaramel86153/
Caremel86144/
Caromel86127/
Karamel86109/
Saramel867/
Carémel861/
Caramil861/
Coramel861/
Karammel8010/
Kharamel805/
Karamael801/
Karaml779/
Cargomell751/
Karamil71238/
Soramel71102/
Jaramil7123/
Karamelova7112/
Coromel7112/
Caromil719/
Saramil714/
Caremil712/
Keramel711/
Carémil711/
Karemel711/
Jaramill6728/
Kharamil673/
Karamlet671/
Karramil671/
Karamilova591/
Koramil578/
Keramil574/
Kareeml572/
Coromil572/
Jaromil572/
Queremel5319/
Khorraml533/
Jaromill531/
Koremell531/

Caramel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caramel in the Oriya language
କାରେମଲkaremala-
Caramel in the Marathi language
कारमेलkaramela-
Caramel in the Arabic language
كراملkraml-

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Footnotes

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