Carnac Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Carnac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3001:221,40934,354
England151:3,714,537119,675
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Carnac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carnac is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnac? popularity and diffusion

Carnac is the 820,032nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Carnac reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Carnac is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 221,409. In France Carnac is primarily found in: Brittany, where 52 percent are found, Occitanie, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Carnac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carnac has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Carnac surname rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnac Last Name Statistics demography

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

Carnac earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnacs92280/
Carnack9221/
Czarnac921/
Carnach920/
Charnack8612/
Czarnach865/
Carnache861/
Charnach861/
Carnnack860/
Cornac83310/
Jarnac83241/
Carnas83134/
Carnaz8376/
Sarnac8364/
Karnac8320/
Carnak831/
Carnaj831/
Charennac8013/
Charnache805/
Karnach77431/
Czarnak77269/
Cournac77216/
Cornaci77187/
Corgnac77121/
Karnacz7786/
Cornack7775/
Zarnack7764/
Carnock7762/
Karnack7747/
Charnak7721/
Carnatz7720/
Jarnach7710/
Karnacs7710/
Sarnack773/
Jarnack773/
Karnauc771/
Carneas771/
Zarnach771/
Carnais771/
Giarnac771/
Charnag771/
Carnaux771/
Cornacz771/
Carnagh770/
Cornach770/
Carrnas770/
Cairnas770/
Zscharnack7554/
Tscharnack758/
Charnock714,496/
Karnache71265/
Carnaque71206/
Karnauch7194/
Carneaux7182/
Karnasch7144/
Carnague7122/
Chornack719/
Czornack716/
Charnoch715/
Kharnaci715/
Czarnoch713/
Carnaugh711/
Czarnock711/
Czarnóch711/
Carnnock710/
Carnouch710/
Karnak671,571/
Cornaz67659/
Zarnaz67508/
Karnaś67362/
Sarnak67123/
Cornax67120/
Karnaz67116/
Zarnas6752/
Karnaj6746/
Cornoc6740/
Cârnaţ6738/
Cornas6737/
Carnos6736/
Zarnak6724/
Cornak6722/
Karnaš6716/
Jarnas6712/
Jarnaz6711/
Jarnak6711/
Cearnaigh674/
Kernac674/
Carnog674/
Zarnaj674/
Karnaq673/
Jarnaj673/
Sarnag673/
Žarnaj673/
Qarnas673/
Zchornack672/
Karnag671/
Karnax671/
Kharnache671/
Carnáz671/
Kornac671/
Carnouche671/
Cornag670/

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