Karalis Surname

87,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karalis Surname User-submission:

The Karalis surname derives from kara alis, which means 'black head'.

Karalis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,2771:2,591199
United States6611:548,34945,358
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Canada911:404,89735,698
Lithuania741:41,0086,852
England511:1,092,51152,584
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Karališ (6) are calculated separately.

Karalis (16) may also be a first name.

Karalis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karalis surname derives from kara alis, which means 'black head'.

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Karalis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karalis (Marathi: कारिलस, Russian: Каралис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Karališ. For other potential spellings of Karalis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karalis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,119th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,319,013 people. Karalis is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Karalis are found; 77 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Karalis is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 4,277 people, or 1 in 2,591. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 30 percent live, Western Greece, where 13 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Karalis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karalis are 12.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Karalis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.64% less than the national average, earning 188,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 236.79% more than the national average, earning R 800,340 per year; in United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.64% more than the national average, earning $69,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karalis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karalis in the Marathi language
कारिलसkarilasa40
कारलीसkaralisa40
करनीसkaranisa20
Karalis in the Russian language
Каралисkaralis-

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