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

The surname Carmen (Arabic: كارمن, Marathi: कारमेन) is held by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Carmén. For other possible spellings of Carmen click here.

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

The last name is the 19,837^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 264,147 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Carmen live; 38 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Andean South America. Carmen is also the 93^rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 4,019,198 people.

The surname Carmen is most frequently held in Peru, where it is held by 9,680 people, or 1 in 3,283. In Peru Carmen is most common in: Piura Region, where 63 percent are found, Lima Province, where 15 percent are found and Huánuco Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Peru this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Carmen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Carmen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Carmen last name rose 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carmen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Carmen surname are 8.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carmen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,522 per year; in Colombia they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $23,383,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.05% less than the national average, earning $37,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning $41,301 CAD per year.