Carls Surname

134,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Carls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3701:58,7637,588
United States1,2481:290,43226,961
South Africa3351:161,72418,138
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
India221:34,866,608408,224
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Austria101:851,54467,454
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:254,91721,039

Carls (989) may also be a first name.

Carls Last Name Facts

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

Carls is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carls? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 134,574th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Carls are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Carls is also the 256,075th most frequent first name globally, held by 989 people.

The last name Carls is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,370 people, or 1 in 58,763. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Carls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Carls last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carls last name are 18.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carls earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning R 264,312 per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carles9110,307/
Charls911,866/
Carels911,853/
Carlse91480/
Caarls91133/
Carlss913/
Scarls911/
Carlls911/
Charles83971,101/
Charlse8359,076/
Carelse839,020/
Carless832,319/
Caerels83227/
Charels83212/
Carrels83113/
Caarels83112/
Scarles83111/
Carelsz8342/
Carlese8331/
Carlest8318/
Cahrles8312/
Chearls835/
Carlsch835/
Catrels835/
Caarles834/
Chaarls833/
Charils833/
Cargils832/
Chairls832/
Charlls832/
Carilse831/
Cearles831/
Careels831/
Carlsjø831/
Ciarles831/
Carhlse831/
Charlsh831/
Carrles830/
Karls802,370/
Carlz8015/
Jarls802/
Sarls801/
Charless77207/
Carlesse7775/
Charlles7720/
Chearles7717/
Charlese7713/
Charlshe7712/
Carriols778/
Chaarles778/
Carelles778/
Tcharles775/
Scearles774/
Cargills774/
Scarless773/
Carrills773/
Charrles771/
Carilles771/
Chjarles771/
Hcharles771/
Chairles771/
Chharles771/
Searls732,249/
Karels732,236/
Sarles731,341/
Sarels73398/
Karles73293/
Jarles73292/
Jarels73126/
Sarlls73123/
Corles73120/
Charlz7375/
Karlse7355/
Sairls7354/
Jearls7347/
Kaarls7346/
Quarls7344/
Carlez7317/
Jarlås7310/
Jarlsø736/
Karlsø735/
Qarles731/
Zarles731/
Karlhs731/
Charlx731/
Corels731/
Carlce731/
Scorls730/
Kearls730/
Stcharles71638/
Cautreels7185/
Cargill's716/
Charlesse714/
Carrilles712/
D'Charles712/
Carrelles711/
Quarles6712,462/
Searles6710,577/
Corless674,130/
Karelse673,531/
Charlez67655/
Karrels67304/
Jarrels67148/
Sarrels67145/
Quarels67112/
Karlsch6770/
Searels6758/
Kahrels6738/
Charlce6721/
Zarglis6719/
Hjarles6717/
Karlesz6714/
Correls6713/
Kharlse6712/
Karelsz6711/
Corrles6710/
Carlece679/
Jairles675/
Qaurles674/
Jarells674/
Kharles674/
Chorles673/
Jairels672/
Karlese672/
Sarlles672/
Karrles671/
Karelss671/
Saarles671/
Saurels671/
Karilse671/
Karoels671/
Corelse671/
Zharles671/
Courles670/
Karless670/
Karlles670/
Carryolles670/
Quarlls670/
Quairls670/
Jearles670/
Scorles670/
Searlls670/
Sarells670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carls
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