Karelin Surname

53,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Karelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,7391:16,4922,301
Belarus3841:24,7424,211
Kazakhstan1651:107,16711,683
Estonia421:31,4725,782
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karelin (287) may also be a first name.

Karelin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karelin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Karelin (Marathi: करेलीन, Russian: Карелин) occurs most in Russia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karelin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karelin is the 53,767th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 768,080 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Karelin reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 522,011th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 287 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 8,739 people, or 1 in 16,492. In Russia Karelin is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 7 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 4 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Karelin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karelin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karelin surname grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karelin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Karelin are 3.42% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50.19% registered with the political party.

Karelin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karelin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karelin in the Marathi language
करेलीनkarelina-
Karelin in the Russian language
Карелинkarelin-

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Footnotes

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