Carols Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Carols Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carols Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Israel111:777,96750,646
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Carols (788) may also be a first name.

Carols Last Name Facts

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

Carols occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carols? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Carols reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Carols is also the 291,981st most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 788 people.

The surname Carols is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Western Cape, where 24 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.

Carols Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carols has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carols last name rose 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carols Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Carols earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 22.79% less than the national average, earning R 183,492 per year and in United States they earn 80.05% more than the national average, earning $77,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caroles92485/
Caerols92137/
Cairols9281/
Carrols9248/
Charols9245/
Cayrols9237/
Carools929/
Carolse924/
Carolls923/
Carol's921/
Cargoles8641/
Charoles8621/
Carrolls8619/
Carroles862/
Carolles861/
Carolsce860/
Charhols860/
Caroless860/
Karols8393/
Carals832/
Carolx831/
Charolles8065/
Cayrolles8011/
Karools77561/
Karoles77169/
Carales7758/
Carrals7739/
Coroles7732/
Sayrols7722/
Charals7720/
Karolse774/
Careles773/
Karouls771/
Saroles771/
Zaroles771/
Karol's771/
Kayrols771/
Karoels771/
Sarrols770/
Carrales711,840/
Careless71906/
Carzales7131/
Karrools7114/
Carreles7114/
Karoules7110/
Karooles7110/
Corroles718/
Charales716/
Karoulse711/
Caerales711/
Caraales711/
Caralles711/
Karoolse711/
Carralhs710/
Ceyrolles67109/
Korols67108/
Kerols6712/
Carrzales674/
Corals674/
Karals672/
Carrollje671/
Sayrolles671/
Sorols671/
Jarals671/
Carralles670/

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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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  • 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 Carols
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