Carol Surname
Approximately 21,178 people bear this surname
Carol Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Cearbhall (stag).
Carol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,506 | 1:117,901 | 7,668 |
| United States | 4,434 | 1:81,745 | 9,297 |
| Brazil | 1,325 | 1:161,566 | 6,224 |
| Spain | 1,007 | 1:46,427 | 4,387 |
| France | 846 | 1:78,514 | 11,048 |
| Israel | 838 | 1:10,212 | 1,560 |
| Argentina | 824 | 1:51,873 | 4,370 |
| New Zealand | 814 | 1:5,563 | 903 |
| Australia | 646 | 1:41,789 | 5,345 |
| Tanzania | 623 | 1:84,979 | 8,637 |
| Kenya | 422 | 1:109,431 | 9,380 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Hong Kong | 239 | 1:30,692 | 530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 180 | 1:45,298 | 5,598 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| Cuba | 118 | 1:97,650 | 2,974 |
| Romania | 116 | 1:173,085 | 17,821 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| China | 92 | 1:14,862,191 | 871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 80 | 1:114,528 | 9,720 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Colombia | 67 | 1:713,046 | 8,060 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:106,949 | 5,179 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 485 | 1:103,544 | 10,448 |
Carol (1,863,292) may also be a first name.
Carol Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of Cearbhall (stag).
Carol Demographics
Average Carol Salary in
United States
$39,612 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Carol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carol (Arabic: كارول, Hindi: कैरल, Marathi: कारोल, Oriya: କାରଲ) is found most in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carol? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,455th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 344,109 people. Carol is predominantly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Carol reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 342nd most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 1,863,292 people.
This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 6,506 people, or 1 in 117,901. In India Carol is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 98 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent are found and Goa, where 0 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Carol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carol has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 914 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 278 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Carol last name is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Carol last name are 2.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Carol earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning $32,160,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $58,208 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Carol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carol in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରଲ | karala | - |
| Carol in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरल | kairala | 75 |
| चारोल | carola | 25 |
| Carol in the Marathi language | ||
| कारोल | karola | 38.46 |
| करोल | karola | 30.77 |
| कँरोल | kamrola | 7.69 |
| चाल | cala | 7.69 |
| अमोल | amola | 7.69 |
| कैरोल | kairola | 7.69 |
| Carol in the Arabic language | ||
| كارول | karwl | - |
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