Carelsen Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Carelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6441:84,12710,369
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Carelsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carelsen is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carelsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carelsen is the 482,629th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The last name Carelsen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Carelsen reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 84,127. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Apart from South Africa Carelsen occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Carelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carelsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carelsen Last Name Statistics demography

Carelsen earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning R 283,512 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
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  • 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 Carelsen
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