Kardelen Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kardelen Surname User-submission:

Kardelen is a surname of Turkish origin meaning 'Galanthus', 'Amaryllidaceae', a flower, whose name comes from kar (snow) delen (piercer) in Turkish.

Kardelen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1901:409,58624,710
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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The alternate forms: Kardelén (1) are calculated separately.

Kardelen (2,281) may also be a first name.

Kardelen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kardelen is a surname of Turkish origin meaning 'Galanthus', 'Amaryllidaceae', a flower, whose name comes from kar (snow) delen (piercer) in Turkish.

- mustafabey487
DNA test information

Kardelen Last Name Facts

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

Kardelen (Russian: Карделен) occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kardelén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kardelen is the 1,125,333rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kardelen reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kardelen is also the 156,188th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 2,281 people.

This surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 409,586. In Turkey Kardelen is most frequent in: Izmir Province, where 49 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Ankara Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Turkey Kardelen is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kardelén961/
Kardelienė89301/
Kardilen884/
Cardelen881/
Kardelind825/
Cardlen800/
Kordelin7545/
Cardelin7534/
Kardolin756/
Cordelen751/
Kardilin751/
Kardilina7115/
Cardaleen718/
Cordelien711/
Cardealina671/
Cordelin6354/
Cardilin637/
Kordelim637/
Kerdolin631/
Cardolin631/
Kordylin631/
Cordelina595/
Cordealin590/
Cordilin5019/
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Kardelen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardelen in the Russian language
Карделенkardelen-

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