Karlefors Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Karlefors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Kärlefors (2) are calculated separately.
Karlefors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karlefors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karlefors occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Kärlefors. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karlefors? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karlefors is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Karlefors reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Karlefors is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 339,543. In Sweden Karlefors is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 34 percent reside, Västmanland County, where 24 percent reside and Västerbotten County, where 21 percent reside. Beside Sweden Karlefors is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärlefors | 96 | 2 | / |
| Karlfors | 94 | 9 | / |
| Carlfors | 82 | 54 | / |
| Carlafors | 78 | 2 | / |
| Karlevaris | 74 | 4 | / |
| Grillfors | 67 | 14 | / |
| Carlevaris | 63 | 634 | / |
| Karlavaris | 63 | 18 | / |
| Carlevares | 63 | 1 | / |
| Carol Farias | 57 | 6 | / |
| Garelli-Ferrus | 52 | 1 | / |
| Carrillo Frias | 52 | 1 | / |
| Carrilho Veras | 52 | 1 | / |
| Carrilho Farias | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gohr-Elfers | 50 | 1 | / |
| Carrillo Farias | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Karlefors
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