Karlenius Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Karlenius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karlenius Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Finland281:196,31116,703

The alternate forms: Karlénius (1) are calculated separately.

Karlenius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlenius is found most frequently in Sweden. It can appear in the variant forms: Karlénius. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlenius? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karlenius is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karlenius are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Karlenius is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 328,225. In Sweden Karlenius is most frequent in: Norrbotten County, where 33 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside and Södermanland County, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Karlenius is found in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 48 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlénius961/
Carlenius89120/
Karlinius8912/
Corlenius7827/
Carlanius783/
Carlénius781/
Corllenius744/
Corlinius6729/
Corlanius671/
Corllinius631/
Corlineous532/
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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 Karlenius
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