Karel Surname
Approximately 6,488 people bear this surname
Karel Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Descendant of Karel (man).
Karel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,254 | 1:289,042 | 26,846 |
| Indonesia | 1,110 | 1:119,143 | 12,013 |
| Czechia | 939 | 1:11,324 | 1,559 |
| Netherlands | 810 | 1:20,848 | 3,302 |
| India | 736 | 1:1,042,208 | 43,486 |
| Russia | 181 | 1:796,260 | 65,438 |
| Austria | 173 | 1:49,222 | 7,813 |
| Namibia | 153 | 1:15,748 | 2,858 |
| South Africa | 145 | 1:373,639 | 33,668 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139 | 1:58,660 | 7,509 |
| Slovakia | 124 | 1:43,036 | 8,092 |
| Ukraine | 98 | 1:464,517 | 54,315 |
| Poland | 72 | 1:527,899 | 50,824 |
| Turkey | 67 | 1:1,161,514 | 49,914 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Bhutan | 22 | 1:28,002 | 527 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Karèl (9) & Kárel (8) are calculated separately.
Karel (180,133) may also be a first name.
Karel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Descendant of Karel (man).
Karel Demographics
Karel Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Karel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karel (Arabic: كاريل, Georgian: კარელ, Hindi: करेल, Marathi: करेल, Oriya: କାେରଲ, Russian: Карел, Tibetan: ཀ་རེལ།) is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Karèl or Kárel. Click here for further possible spellings of Karel.
How Common Is The Last Name Karel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karel is the 75,631st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,123,235 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Karel reside; 21 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 20 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Karel is also the 5,827th most numerous first name internationally, held by 180,133 people.
Karel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,254 people, or 1 in 289,042. In The United States Karel is mostly found in: Michigan, where 14 percent reside, Nebraska, where 11 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Czechia, where 14 percent reside.
Karel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Karel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,135 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Karel surname are 28.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.24% less than the national average, earning R 194,292 per year; in United States they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning $54,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% less than the national average, earning $42,099 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karel in the Georgian language | ||
| კარელ | karel | - |
| Karel in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେରଲ | kaerala | - |
| Karel in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་རེལ། | karel | 92.31 |
| ཀར་རེལ། | karrel | 7.69 |
| Karel in the Marathi language | ||
| करेल | karela | 83.54 |
| करेळ | karela | 7.59 |
| कारेल | karela | 4.43 |
| कारले | karale | 0.63 |
| करॅल | karela | 0.32 |
| Karel in the Hindi language | ||
| करेल | karela | 55.56 |
| कारेल | karela | 44.44 |
| Karel in the Russian language | ||
| Карел | karel | - |
| Karel in the Arabic language | ||
| كاريل | karyl | - |
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