Karlein Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Karlein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1951:412,84937,725
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Karlein (19) may also be a first name.

Karlein Last Name Facts

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

Karlein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,101,507th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Karlein is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Karlein live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe. Karlein is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally, borne by 19 people.

The surname Karlein is most common in Germany, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 412,849. In Germany Karlein is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 64 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Karlein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karlein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karlein surname fell 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlein Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Karlein earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 79.13% less than the national average, earning R 49,596 per year and in United States they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $26,911 USD per year.

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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 Karlein
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