Karels Surname

189,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Karels Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Karel (man).

Karels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0711:338,43030,515
Netherlands4621:36,5526,157
South Africa3941:137,50715,895
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Karels Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Karel (man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Karels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karels (Russian: Карельс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 189,000th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Karels live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Karels is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,071 people, or 1 in 338,430. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 60 percent reside, Illinois, where 5 percent reside and South Dakota, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Karels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karels surname rose 8,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karels surname are 9.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karels earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning R 245,916 per year and in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,441 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karelse923,531/
Karrels92304/
Kahrels9238/
Karelsz9211/
Karoels921/
Karelss921/
Karls912,370/
Karrelse861/
Karrells861/
Carels831,853/
Karles83293/
Karlse8355/
Kaarls8346/
Karlsø835/
Karlhs831/
Kearls830/
Carelse779,020/
Caerels77227/
Carrels77113/
Quarels77112/
Caarels77112/
Karlsch7770/
Carelsz7742/
Kerrels7737/
Karlesz7714/
Kharlse7712/
Karelze775/
Catrels775/
Kharles774/
Karlese772/
Karilse771/
Korrels771/
Careels771/
Karrles771/
Karless770/
Karlles770/
Carls733,345/
Kerls73223/
Karlz737/
Korls730/
Quarrels71130/
Quarells7197/
Carelles718/
Kharless713/
Kerriels710/
Carles6710,307/
Carlse67480/
Caarls67133/
Cautreels6785/
Quarls6744/
Quarrells6742/
Kehrls6735/
Kerles6713/
Carlss673/
Carrelles671/
Korles671/
Kerhls671/
Carlls671/
Qarles671/
Karlesova671/
Keirls671/
Corels671/

Karels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karels in the Russian language
Карельсkarels-

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