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Where Does The Last Name Carl Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Carl (Arabic: كارل) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carl? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 18,441^st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 243,747 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Carl live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060^th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 875,872 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 16,212 people, or 1 in 22,357. In The United States Carl is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 5 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 112 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Carl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Carl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carl surname grew 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Carl Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carl surname are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Carl earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.61% less than the national average, earning 260,901 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning R 259,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning $17,511,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $54,435 CAD per year.