Carolyn Surname
Approximately 2,174 people bear this surname
Carolyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,282 | 1:282,729 | 26,321 |
| New Zealand | 340 | 1:13,319 | 2,310 |
| Australia | 244 | 1:110,638 | 12,326 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Carolyn (884,598) may also be a first name.
Carolyn Demographics
Average Carolyn Salary in
United States
$37,970 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Carolyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carolyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carolyn (Hindi: कैरोलीन, Marathi: करोलेन) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Carolyn click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carolyn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Carolyn is the 193,471st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,352,137 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Carolyn reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,047th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 884,598 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 282,729. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Carolyn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Carolyn in the Hindi language | ||
| कैरोलीन | kairolina | - |
| Carolyn in the Marathi language | ||
| करोलेन | karolena | 33.33 |
| करोलीना | karolina | 33.33 |
| करोलीन | karolina | 33.33 |
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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 Carolyn
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