Karilainen Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Karilainen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 197 | 1:27,902 | 3,777 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Karilainen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karilainen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karilainen occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karilainen? popularity and diffusion
Karilainen is the 1,163,787th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karilainen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 27,902. In Finland it is most common in: Satakunta, where 25 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 17 percent reside. Beside Finland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karalainen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kariolinen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Karlinen | 89 | 2 | / |
| Karyalainen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaarelainen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keyrilainen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karlnen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Korolainen | 80 | 452 | / |
| Kyrolainen | 80 | 17 | / |
| Karyalanen | 80 | 13 | / |
| Karalaynen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirilaynen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiriläinen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karylainyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karelaynen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karlinin | 78 | 2 | / |
| Keurulainen | 76 | 306 | / |
| Karyalaynen | 76 | 156 | / |
| Keyriläinen | 76 | 51 | / |
| Korholainen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kiriliniené | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karelinienė | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kaarlonen | 74 | 47 | / |
| Karlanian | 74 | 14 | / |
| Karolinin | 74 | 4 | / |
| Karlinani | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kharlanin | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karlinina | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carlnen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyröläinen | 70 | 359 | / |
| Karolinina | 70 | 7 | / |
| Karalanian | 70 | 6 | / |
| Kharlanyna | 70 | 4 | / |
| Korolaynen | 70 | 3 | / |
| Kharlanina | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karalinina | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karoliinan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karelanyna | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karelanina | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kralinin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaurlianian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carlinin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krolinin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korlinin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carlinan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Karilainen
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