Karalekas Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Karalekas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karalekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Greece951:116,62919,564
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080

Karalekas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karalekas is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karalekas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karalekas is the 772,238th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Karalekas reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States Karalekas is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 31 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Karalekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karalekas last name are 17.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Karalekas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $54,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $63,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karaleskas952/
Karalekos891/
Caralekas891/
Kasralikas842/
Karaligkas842/
Karalegkos841/
Karalikaş7815/
Karalakos784/
Karaliakos744/
Karalagkos741/
Gkaraliakos7045/
Koutrolikos5029/

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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 Karalekas
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