Carolus Surname

58,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Carolus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carolus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,5641:8,2541,054
United States8631:419,99936,400
Indonesia4281:308,99327,325
France2161:307,51346,888
Belgium1591:72,30611,538
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Haiti711:150,4786,401
Seychelles351:2,640506
England311:1,797,35772,927
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Curaçao41:39,312638
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Carolus (3,035) may also be a first name.

Carolus Last Name Facts

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

Carolus (Oriya: କାଲୁର୍ସ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carolus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,044th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 836,015 people. The last name Carolus occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Carolus live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 131,164th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 3,035 people.

The last name Carolus is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,564 people, or 1 in 8,254. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 73 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Carolus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carolus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carolus last name grew 1,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carolus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carolus are 25.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.63% registered with the party.

The amount Carolus earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning R 177,600 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $47,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carolus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carolus in the Oriya language
କାଲୁର୍ସkalursa66.67
କାେରାଲୁସkaeralusa33.33

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Footnotes

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