Karela Surname
Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname
Karela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 692 | 1:1,108,476 | 45,476 |
| Greece | 278 | 1:39,855 | 6,405 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Czechia | 51 | 1:208,499 | 29,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Karela (353) may also be a first name.
Karela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karela (Arabic: كاريلا, Hindi: करेला, Marathi: कारेला, Oriya: କେରଲା, Russian: Карела) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,721st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,207,450 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Karela are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karela is also the 463,770th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 353 people.
The last name Karela is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 1,108,476. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent live, Telangana, where 16 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karela in the Hindi language | ||
| करेला | karela | 98.08 |
| Karela in the Marathi language | ||
| कारेला | karela | 91.29 |
| करेला | karela | 5.52 |
| कारेळा | karela | 0.49 |
| कारेल | karela | 0.49 |
| काटेला | katela | 0.49 |
| करीला | karila | 0.25 |
| Karela in the Oriya language | ||
| କେରଲା | kerala | 33.33 |
| କାେରଲା | kaerala | 33.33 |
| କଲାର | kalara | 16.67 |
| କେରଳା | kerala | 16.67 |
| Karela in the Russian language | ||
| Карела | karela | - |
| Karela in the Arabic language | ||
| كاريلا | karyla | - |
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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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- 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 Karela
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