Kareklas Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kareklas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kareklas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2081:53,2688,820
Cyprus1801:4,916588
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kareklas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kareklas (Russian: Кареклас) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kareklas.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareklas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kareklas is the 667,223rd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kareklas are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Kareklas is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 53,268. In Greece it is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 41 percent are found, Attica, where 30 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 23 percent are found. Not including Greece this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Kareklas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kareklas surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Kareklas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.09% more than the national average, earning $76,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karegklas941/
Katreklias891/
Karaklas8861/
Kareclas8811/
Careklas886/
Karaklias8222/
Karagklas821/
Careclas7516/
Kotriklas7129/
Karaklios711/

Kareklas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kareklas in the Russian language
Карекласkareklas-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kareklas
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