Kariš Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kariš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Karis (3,712) & Kariş (614) are calculated separately.

Kariš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kariš occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Karis or Kariş. Click here for other possible spellings of Kariš.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariš? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kariš live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kariš is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 621,919. In Slovenia Kariš is most frequent in: Coastal-Karst, where 25 percent reside, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 25 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 25 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Slovakia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karis933,712/
Kariş93614/
Kairišs834/
Kariz802,893/
Karic801,303/
Kareš80580/
Kariž80237/
Karij8076/
Koriš8011/
Karič806/
Karišová774/
Kharis733,771/
Kairis731,528/
Kharij73671/
Karise73633/
Karish73367/
Karzis73364/
Karais73364/
Karris73338/
Kayris73317/
Gkaris73203/
Kahric73178/
Kauric7384/
Karaić7372/
Kareis7368/
Karios7363/
Kaaris7346/
Karizs7343/
Kearis7341/
Kareiz7341/
Karies7331/
Kargis7329/
Kauris7327/
Kariss7323/
Karaiz7322/
Kargiz7313/
Kahris7312/
Kotriš7312/
Karieß739/
Khariz737/
Karuis736/
Kahrij736/
Karaič736/
Karois734/
Karice733/
Karaic733/
Karixx732/
Karziz732/
Karijs732/
Kaïris732/
Katriç731/
Katrič731/
Karaiś731/
Kkaris731/
Karuic731/
Kairies67927/
Karisch67377/
Kairiss67349/
Kaurich67195/
Kharish67120/
Karishe6783/
Karaisz6779/
Karrais6773/
Kharris6752/
Kareich6740/
Kayrish6722/
Kaharis6720/
Kharzis6713/
Khairis6713/
Kareish6711/
Kearise679/
Karrish678/
Kharais677/
Kairich677/
Khariss677/
Karries676/
Kariehs676/
Khairiz676/
Karaich675/
Karaish674/
Karaise673/
Kasrich673/
Kaurish673/
Kairish673/
Karisse673/
Katricz672/
Kariesh672/
Kahrich672/
Katrist671/
Kairuij671/
Kareits671/
Karitse671/
Karrisp671/
Karhich671/
Karicht671/
Karierz671/
Kairise671/
Kahreis671/
Kahrizz671/
Karađij671/
Gkatris671/
Kharise671/
Karrise671/
Khairic671/
Kearris670/
Karitch670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kariš
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis