Caroline Surname
Approximately 20,031 people bear this surname
Caroline Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6,740 | 1:2,017 | 367 |
| Brazil | 2,178 | 1:98,289 | 3,701 |
| Indonesia | 1,853 | 1:71,370 | 7,690 |
| Cameroon | 1,653 | 1:12,564 | 1,692 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Kenya | 1,236 | 1:37,362 | 3,991 |
| United States | 701 | 1:517,060 | 43,253 |
| Nigeria | 670 | 1:264,392 | 15,129 |
| France | 668 | 1:99,435 | 14,559 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| England | 258 | 1:215,961 | 18,397 |
| India | 252 | 1:3,043,910 | 90,807 |
| Australia | 230 | 1:117,373 | 12,995 |
| New Zealand | 162 | 1:27,953 | 4,881 |
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
| Canada | 126 | 1:292,425 | 27,191 |
| Singapore | 124 | 1:44,417 | 1,692 |
| Thailand | 115 | 1:614,246 | 104,344 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Malaysia | 90 | 1:327,714 | 17,651 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 1:334,366 | 12,150 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| China | 35 | 1:39,066,330 | 2,096 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Caroline (1,701,247) may also be a first name.
Caroline Demographics
Caroline Political Affiliation
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Caroline Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caroline Come From? nationality or country of origin
Caroline (Arabic: كارولاين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﻭﻟﻴﻦ, Hindi: कैरोलिन, Marathi: कॅरोलीन, Oriya: କଯ୍ାେରାଲିନ୍) has its highest incidence in Chad. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caroline? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,822nd most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 363,813 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Caroline live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 400th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,701,247 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Chad, where it is held by 6,740 people, or 1 in 2,017. Without taking into account Chad it exists in 112 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Caroline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Caroline has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caroline last name grew 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 160 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caroline Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Caroline surname are 5.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.9% being registered with the political party.
The amount Caroline earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.06% more than the national average, earning R 335,220 per year; in United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.83% more than the national average, earning $64,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Caroline Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺭﻭﻟﻴﻦ | karwlyn | - |
| Caroline in the Oriya language | ||
| କଯ୍ାେରାଲିନ୍ | kayaeralin | - |
| Caroline in the Marathi language | ||
| कॅरोलीन | kerolina | 41.51 |
| केरोलीन | kerolina | 11.32 |
| कॅरोलीने | keroline | 11.32 |
| कॉरोलीन | korolina | 7.55 |
| करोलीन | karolina | 5.66 |
| कारोलीने | karoline | 3.77 |
| करोिळने | karoilane | 1.89 |
| कारोळीन | karolina | 1.89 |
| करोलीने | karoline | 1.89 |
| कारोलीन | karolina | 1.89 |
| करोलाईन | karola'ina | 1.89 |
| कॅरोलीना | kerolina | 1.89 |
| कारोलईन | karola'ina | 1.89 |
| वारोलीने | varoline | 1.89 |
| Caroline in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरोलिन | kairolina | 40 |
| कैरोलीन | kairolina | 20 |
| केरोलाइन | kerola'ina | 20 |
| कार्नलिन | karnalina | 20 |
| Caroline in the Arabic language | ||
| كارولاين | karwlayn | - |
| كارولين | karwlyn | - |
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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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