Karlem Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Karlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Karlem (550) may also be a first name.

Karlem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karlem (Georgian: კარლემ, Tibetan: དཀར་ལེམོ།) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Karlem live; 20 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 359,069th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 550 people.

It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karleim921/
Karlm912/
Karlheim86247/
Karlehem8611/
Carlem83200/
Karlim8371/
Korlem8315/
Kharlym7767/
Carlhem7713/
Kharlim774/
Kerlhem772/
Carlaem771/
Carllem771/
Carlm732/
Korlm731/
Carlheim7196/
Khairlhm711/
Kourleme711/
Karlaime711/
Karlhime710/
Carlim67916/
Korlim673/
Kerlim673/
Carleheim672/
Karlimova672/
Qahrhleem671/
Kharlmova671/
Corlem670/
Kharlimova632/
Kharlymova631/
Carlyom621/
Corlemt621/

Karlem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlem in the Georgian language
კარლემkarlem-
Karlem in the Tibetan language
དཀར་ལེམོ།karlemo-

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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
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  • 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 Karlem
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