Karl Surname

12,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Karl Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the carle,' or 'the carleman,' a rustic, a bondman, a churl. 'Carle, or Chorle: rusticus. Carle, or Chorle: bondeman, or woman; serous nativa, serva nativa': Promptorium Parvulorum Way adds in a note, 'Anglo-Saxon ceorl, carlman: rusticus.

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Karl Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,4181:3,047315
United States8,6881:41,7195,120
Austria3,6861:2,310195
Papua New Guinea1,0561:7,721569
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
France5771:115,11717,319
Canada5381:68,4867,881
New Zealand4351:10,4101,809
Hungary3681:26,6752,959
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Brazil2841:753,78327,485
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Liberia2441:18,0681,842
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Israel2341:36,5715,061
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Switzerland1531:53,6796,960
Argentina1331:321,37925,478
Czechia1221:87,16014,544
England1221:456,70530,074
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Chile811:217,4876,777
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Nauru601:19850
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
India471:16,320,540259,912
Guyana451:16,9382,216
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Benin401:258,39022,474
China381:35,982,1461,905
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Greece251:443,19258,048
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Greenland211:2,685297
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Norway141:367,30634,015
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0121:49,6235,643

The alternate forms: Kárl (8) are calculated separately.

Karl (1,212,023) may also be a first name.

Karl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the carle,' or 'the carleman,' a rustic, a bondman, a churl. 'Carle, or Chorle: rusticus. Carle, or Chorle: bondeman, or woman; serous nativa, serva nativa': Promptorium Parvulorum Way adds in a note, 'Anglo-Saxon ceorl, carlman: rusticus.'

Henry le Karle. Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ida Carle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Carleman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Carle, Yorkshire, ibid.

Robert Karleman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1438. John Carle, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1603. Buried — George Carle: St Mary Aldermary.

1627. Married — John Carle and Jone Weaver: St. James, Clerkenwell.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Aberdeen surname. John Carle admitted burgess there in 1479 (NSCM., I, p. 28), and Alexander Carll in Castlehill of Drimmor is mentioned 1492 (CAB., p. 382). John Carl or Carle occupied part of lands of Torsopy, Perthshire, 1543 (Rollok, 23). Merione Carle, freewoman, "to use the tred of huxter" in Aberdeen, 1640 (ROA., I, p. 232). From ME. Carl, Old English ceorl, husbandman, peasant, 'churl.'.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

=Carl(e, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) The husbandman or rustic; descendant of Karl (man); one who came from Karl (man), in Germany.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Saxon ceorl, a man, a rustic, a stout man. Carl is used in all these senses in Scotland. Also see under Caryll.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Karl Demographics

Average Karl Salary in
United States

$48,313 USD

Per year
Rank:
455,871 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.0025452
Rank: 4,795 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
111.96%
Sample size: 4,493 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Karl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karl (Arabic: كرل, Georgian: კარლ, Hindi: कारल, Marathi: काल, Oriya: କାଲର୍, Russian: Карл) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kárl. For other possible spellings of Karl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,228th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 158,680 people. The last name Karl occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Karl live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 668th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,212,023 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 26,418 people, or 1 in 3,047. In Germany Karl is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 51 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 129 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.

Karl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karl surname rose 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Karl surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Karl surname are 12.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.26% more than the national average, earning R 540,048 per year; in United States they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $48,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kárl928/
Karel896,488/
Karil892,383/
Kearl891,023/
Kharl89568/
Karll89246/
Kahrl89198/
Kairl8973/
Karyl8941/
Karlå8936/
Kaarl8910/
Karèl899/
Karhl894/
Karrl892/
Karlı892/
Karzl892/
Kaurl891/
Kaerl891/
Kgarl891/
Katrl891/
Kharel8028,853/
Karael801,254/
Karell80921/
Kariol80194/
Kariel80152/
Karrel80121/
Karzel8095/
Kargil8088/
Kharil8086/
Karleh8036/
Kairil8032/
Kauril8032/
Kaharl8022/
Kareel8022/
Kargli8019/
Kahrel8018/
Kharrl8018/
Karild8016/
Kaurel8011/
Kayrel806/
Karyol805/
Kayril805/
Khairl805/
Karill803/
Karril802/
Khaarl802/
Kahrll801/
Kharlt801/
Karlhs801/
Karehl801/
Karuil801/
Karuel801/
Khatrl801/
Kkaril801/
Kaarel801/
Kkarel801/
Khayrl801/
Carl7529,898/
Kerl754,496/
Korl75482/
Körl7529/
Qarl756/
Karlova737,284/
Karlová731,055/
Khairil73925/
Kaarlep7361/
Khaeril7348/
Karrell7327/
Karzell7321/
Kairele7318/
Karegli7318/
Kaarill7315/
Karlowa7314/
Karlesz7314/
Kayrell7312/
Khairel7312/
Kaurzel7311/
Khareel737/
Kaurzyl736/
Kkharel735/
Kaharel733/
Kaurgil732/
Karriel732/
Kharill732/
Kharlld731/
Khasrel731/
Kharell731/
Kearlet731/
Kaurzil731/
Khargil731/
Kharril731/
Kahreel731/
Kariell731/
Kargill730/
Carel6720,533/
Kharlova672,357/
Karelova671,722/
Carll671,177/
Korel67790/
Caril67778/
Koryl67354/
Keirl67293/
Cairl67248/
Koril67208/
Karelová67193/
Kerel67163/
Keerl67131/
Kerll67114/
Caryl67107/
Kehrl6769/
Kareł6754/
Karilova6748/
Korll6721/
Keril6716/
Koerl6716/
Kherl6710/
Kairlova679/
Carrl679/
Karylova678/
Carld678/
Kárel678/
Qaril675/
Carlt674/
Khairuul674/
Kaurgill673/
Cearl672/
Quarl672/
Khorl672/
Caurl672/
Köhrl672/
Kerrl671/
Karleová671/
Kotrl671/
Karelowa671/
Carlì671/
Carlø671/
Carèl671/
Carél671/
Carlp671/
Khairill671/
Khairryl671/
Caerl670/
Keurl670/
Kohrl670/
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Karl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karl in the Georgian language
კარლkarl-
Karl in the Oriya language
କାଲର୍kalar-
Karl in the Hindi language
कारलkarala66.67
कर्लkarla33.33
Karl in the Marathi language
कालkala55.56
करलkarala22.22
कारलkarala11.11
काळkala11.11
Karl in the Russian language
Карлkarl-
Karl in the Arabic language
كرلkrl-

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