Carolyn Surname

193,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Carolyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carolyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2821:282,72926,321
New Zealand3401:13,3192,310
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada531:695,20056,020
England511:1,092,51152,584
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Barbados121:23,9541,149
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Israel101:855,76354,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Carolyn (884,598) may also be a first name.

Carolyn Last Name Facts

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

Carolyn (Hindi: कैरोलीन, Marathi: करोलेन) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carolyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carolyn is the 193,471st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,352,137 people. Carolyn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Carolyn live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,047th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 884,598 people.

Carolyn is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States Carolyn is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Carolyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carolyn last name are 8.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Carolyn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12% less than the national average, earning $37,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $50,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Carolyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carolyn in the Hindi language
कैरोलीनkairolina-
Carolyn in the Marathi language
करोलेनkarolena33.33
करोलीनाkarolina33.33
करोलीनkarolina33.33

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Footnotes

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