Karelov Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Karelov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karelov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0131:142,27416,553
Ukraine3031:150,24020,916
Kazakhstan441:401,87531,337
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Georgia141:267,53913,476
Moldova111:323,76125,884
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Karelov Last Name Facts

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

Karelov (Georgian: კარელოვი, Russian: Карелов) is most common in Russia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karelov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,355th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. Karelov is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Karelov live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 1,013 people, or 1 in 142,274. In Russia Karelov is primarily found in: Moscow, where 11 percent live, Republic of Buryatia, where 7 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent live. Barring Russia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 21 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Karelov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Karelov last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Karelov last name are 18.89% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.66% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karelov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karelov in the Georgian language
კარელოვიkarelovi92.31
კარელოვkarelov7.69
Karelov in the Russian language
Кареловkarelov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karelov
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