Karelo Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Karelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 63 | 1:1,218,770 | 52,259 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Karelo (18) may also be a first name.
Karelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karelo (Russian: Карело) occurs most in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karelo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,091,648th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Karelo reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Karelo is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 1,218,770. In Iran Karelo is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 40 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 32 percent reside and Zanjan Province, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 11 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karelo in the Russian language | ||
| Карело | karelo | - |
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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 Karelo
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