Karelen Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Karelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Karelen (31) may also be a first name.
Karelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karelen (Russian: Карелен) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karelen? popularity and diffusion
Karelen is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Karelen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Karelen live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 40 percent live, Leningrad Oblast, where 20 percent live and Moscow, where 20 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karelen in the Russian language | ||
| Карелен | karelen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karelen
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