Carolines Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

Carolines Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carolines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Carolines (20) may also be a first name.

Carolines Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carolines has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carolines? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carolines is the 7,593,402nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Carolines are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. Carolines is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Amazonas, where 33 percent reside, Maranhão, where 33 percent reside and Paraná, where 33 percent reside. Beside Brazil Carolines is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 17 percent reside.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carolines
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