Karlao Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Karlao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1261:164,83417,742
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Karlao (17) may also be a first name.

Karlao Last Name Facts

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

Karlao is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlao? popularity and diffusion

Karlao is the 1,527,735th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karlao reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Karlao is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 164,834. In Cameroon Karlao is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 98 percent reside and North Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Karlao occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlaou921/
Karrlao921/
Carlao83118/
Karleo834/
Karloa831/
Carlaos774/
Karleha771/
Karelloa711/
Carleo672,500/
Kerleo67106/
Korleo6713/
Carloa677/
Carlaõ671/
Kerleha6212/
Carloõs621/
Quarleo621/
Korlayya5791/
Corleo50117/

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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
  • 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 Karlao
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