Karis Surname
Approximately 3,712 people bear this surname
Karis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 930 | 1:8,767 | 679 |
| United States | 900 | 1:402,732 | 35,193 |
| Indonesia | 794 | 1:166,561 | 16,167 |
| Philippines | 194 | 1:521,847 | 60,219 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| Sweden | 89 | 1:110,638 | 7,962 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| Cyprus | 53 | 1:16,696 | 1,922 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Kariş (614) & Kariš (6) are calculated separately.
Karis (7,061) may also be a first name.
Karis Demographics
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Karis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karis (Hindi: करीस, Marathi: कारीस, Oriya: କରିସ, Russian: Карис) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kariş or Kariš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 123,059th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,963,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 29 percent of Karis live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Karis is also the 77,125th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 7,061 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 930 people, or 1 in 8,767. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 56 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 9 percent live and Hela, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.
Karis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karis surname rose 2,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karis last name are 1.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.59% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Karis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.21% more than the national average, earning R 390,216 per year; in United States they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $48,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $56,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karis in the Oriya language | ||
| କରିସ | karisa | 50 |
| କାରିସ | karisa | 50 |
| Karis in the Marathi language | ||
| कारीस | karisa | 44.44 |
| करीस | karisa | 44.44 |
| कँिरस | kamirasa | 11.11 |
| Karis in the Hindi language | ||
| करीस | karisa | 40 |
| कारिस | karisa | 25 |
| करिस | karisa | 20 |
| कारीस | karisa | 10 |
| कर्ीस | karisa | 5 |
| Karis in the Russian language | ||
| Карис | karis | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karis
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