Karavelis Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karavelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karavelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1331:83,30714,080
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Karavelis Last Name Facts

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

Karavelis has its highest incidence in Greece. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karavelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Karavelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karavelis is the 1,398,030th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Karavelis occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Karavelis reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Karavelis is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 83,307. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 54 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 26 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 18 percent are found. Other than Greece this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Karavelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karavelis surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Karavelis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28% more than the national average, earning $55,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% more than the national average, earning $58,369 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Karavelis
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