Karelias Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Karelias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Karelias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karelias Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karelias (Russian: Карелиас) occurs most in Greece. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karelias? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karelias live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 553,990. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 75 percent live, Thessaly, where 20 percent live and Peloponnese, where 5 percent live. Other than Greece Karelias occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karelias Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karelias in the Russian language | ||
| Карелиас | karelias | - |
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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 Karelias
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