Carelson Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Carelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Carelson Last Name Facts

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

Carelson is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carelson is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Carelson are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Carelson is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 902,962. In South Africa Carelson is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Carelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carelson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carelson last name expanded 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carelson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Carelson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning R 269,148 per year and in United States they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $53,900 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
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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 Carelson
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