Carela Surname
Approximately 3,992 people bear this surname
Carela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 3,389 | 1:3,078 | 389 |
| United States | 398 | 1:910,701 | 68,500 |
| Spain | 95 | 1:492,127 | 24,892 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Cárela (1) are calculated separately.
Carela (114) may also be a first name.
Carela Demographics
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Carela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carela has its highest incidence in The Dominican Republic. It can also be found as a variant: Cárela. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Carela is the 115,615th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,825,538 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Carela are found; 85 percent are found in Caribbean and 85 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 877,214th most common first name world-wide, held by 114 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 3,389 people, or 1 in 3,078. Without taking into account The Dominican Republic Carela is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Carela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Carela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carela surname expanded 4,975 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Carela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Carela are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Carela earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.84% less than the national average, earning $30,274 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carela
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