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
The surname Karelen (Russian: Карелен) occurs most in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karelen? popularity and diffusion
Karelen is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found 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 widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.
The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia Karelen is mostly concentrated in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 40 percent reside, Leningrad Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Moscow, where 20 percent reside. Besides Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 17 percent reside.
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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