Karelitz Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Karelitz Surname Definition:

(from a place name) Yiddish form of Korelicze, a town in White Russia.

Karelitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1951:43,8855,918
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karelitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) Yiddish form of Korelicze, a town in White Russia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Karelitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karelitz is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karelitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 825,152nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Karelitz live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

Karelitz is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 43,885. In Israel Karelitz is most numerous in: Tel Aviv District, where 54 percent reside, Judea and Samaria Area, where 18 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Karelitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karelitz last name are 41.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.29% registered to vote for the party.

Karelitz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $50,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karelitze941/
Korelitz8873/
Karelits885/
Karelic809/
Corelitz7533/
Karelich755/
Karelets754/
Karelyts752/
Karalits751/
Karalić673,046/
Karolić6763/
Korelić6735/
Korelič6731/
Korelic6715/
Karalič675/
Karilić672/
Karolitsch671/

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