Karlas Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Greece

Karlas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
Greece1481:74,86312,616
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Austria241:354,81038,119
Finland71:785,24338,644
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Karlaš (184) are calculated separately.

Karlas (372) may also be a first name.

Karlas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlas (Marathi: कालर्स, Oriya: କାଲସ, Russian: Карлас) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant: Karlaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 563,577th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Karlas live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 450,135th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 372 people.

The last name Karlas is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 77,821. In The Netherlands Karlas is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 63 percent are found, Utrecht, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Karlas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karlas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karlas surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Karlas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlaš94184/
Karlash921,588/
Karlast92178/
Gkarlas9226/
Karlais9222/
Kaarlas9217/
Karlase923/
Kharlas923/
Kaerlas921/
Kairlas921/
Karlasz921/
Kcarlas921/
Karlaus921/
Karellas86474/
Kharlash8646/
Kharlats867/
Kairrlas861/
Karlease861/
Karlhaas860/
Karlos832,181/
Carlas83324/
Korlas838/
Karlaz831/
Karlasová8032/
Karlasova805/
Kourlas77261/
Gkorlas7769/
Karlose7738/
Karlous7728/
Carlais7719/
Karllos7717/
Carlass7716/
Karłasz7710/
Karloos778/
Carlash778/
Karlosh778/
Karlohs776/
Karloss775/
Quarlas772/
Kaarlos772/
Korlase772/
Carlias771/
Korlass771/
Carlaus771/
Kairlos771/
Carlase771/
Cairlas770/
Karlashova75243/
Kharlasova752/
Carillas71993/
Carellas71135/
Korellas7159/
Kharlashova7144/
Karellos7132/
Kourlias7126/
Karlauch719/
Gkourlas718/
Gkorlias715/
Kharlach712/
Karloose712/
Kerellas711/
Karleise711/
Karlouse711/
Carlease710/
Carlos67335,406/
Korlos67219/
Gkourlias67155/
Kerlos67126/
Carrellas6750/
Korlaş6743/
Kourellas6728/
Corlas6723/
Karloz6710/
Carillias676/
Carrillas675/
Korlaz675/
Karłos672/
Carlaz671/
Carellias671/
Carlós671/

Karlas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlas in the Marathi language
कालर्सkalarsa94.83
कोळसेkolase1.72
कलर्सkalarsa0.86
कैलासkailasa0.86
कालसkalasa0.86
खरातkharata0.86
Karlas in the Oriya language
କାଲସkalasa43.48
କାଲର୍ସkalarsa34.78
କାଲାସkalasa4.35
କାରେଲସkarelasa4.35
କାଲର୍ସ୍kalars4.35
କାଳର୍ସkalarsa4.35
କାଲkala4.35
Karlas in the Russian language
Карласkarlas-

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