Karius Surname

236,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Karius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2301:65,4528,385
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France261:2,554,720189,486
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Karius (351) may also be a first name.

Karius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karius (Arabic: كاريوس, Oriya: କାରିୟୁସ, Russian: Кариус) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,740th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,294,370 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Karius live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Karius is also the 465,148th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 351 people.

The surname Karius is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,230 people, or 1 in 65,452. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Karius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karius last name expanded 2,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karius surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karius earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.63% less than the national average, earning R 60,288 per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $56,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariusz9218/
Kharius928/
Karious922/
Kearius921/
Carius834,078/
Karjus83262/
Karyus8327/
Korius833/
Qarius831/
Kerius831/
Carrius7740/
Cargius7721/
Káriusz7720/
Karjust7715/
Carious779/
Quarius773/
Karjuss773/
Kherius772/
Karaios771/
Kariouz771/
Korjius771/
Careius770/
Carieus770/
Kaireios711/
Kareoush711/
Carrious711/
Korjus67656/
Cariuz6731/
Kharijouz6724/
Koryus6722/
Cariús675/
Carjus672/
Qerius671/
Karyuz671/
Corius670/

Karius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karius in the Oriya language
କାରିୟୁସkariyusa-
Karius in the Russian language
Кариусkarius-
Karius in the Arabic language
كاريوسkaryws-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karius
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