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) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 189,000th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,259,189 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Karels are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous 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 live, Illinois, where 5 percent live and South Dakota, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Karels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karels last name increased 8,238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karels are 9.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.87% registered to vote for the 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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