Kariis Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Kariis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kariis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kariis is found most in Estonia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Kariis occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kariis are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
The surname Kariis is most numerous in Estonia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 88,120. Barring Estonia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kariish | 92 | 2 | / |
| Khatriis | 86 | 6 | / |
| Karies | 83 | 31 | / |
| Cariis | 83 | 10 | / |
| Koriis | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kairies | 77 | 927 | / |
| Kariysh | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kariyos | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kariehs | 77 | 6 | / |
| Karries | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kariesh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kariest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kheriis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karjeis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khariisova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kariesch | 71 | 14 | / |
| Caries | 67 | 1,917 | / |
| Karges | 67 | 1,580 | / |
| Kories | 67 | 77 | / |
| Karieß | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cariès | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karjes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qarjis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carjis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keries | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kariis
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