Karlev Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Karlev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria881:79,3064,982
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Karlev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlev occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Karlev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karlev live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 79,306. In Bulgaria Karlev is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent live, Blagoevgrad Province, where 20 percent live and Smolyan Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karliev92149/
Karleva92105/
Karleev9248/
Karlaev9218/
Karloev924/
Karleiv921/
Kharlev921/
Kairliev86268/
Kayrliev8647/
Kharlaev8634/
Kharleev8632/
Karaylev8624/
Kaerliev8612/
Kharloev867/
Karlehov865/
Kayrlaev863/
Karlehav863/
Kairlaev862/
Kharliev861/
Karlyaev861/
Karlov837,193/
Karlav8331/
Korlev8321/
Karlyv834/
Carlev832/
Karlew831/
Karløv831/
Khairliev80112/
Khayrliev80106/
Khayrlaev8011/
Kharetlev806/
Khairlaev805/
Karlova777,284/
Kharlov773,257/
Korleva7739/
Karleff776/
Kerliev776/
Korleev774/
Korliev772/
Kaarløv771/
Kayryllaev754/
Kayrillaev751/
Karlf731/
Kharlova712,357/
Khayrillaev7112/
Kairlova719/
Karliova717/
Kourylev716/
Karillov715/
Khorleev714/
Khorloev713/
Karellov712/
Khorlaev711/
Khairlov711/
Carlew67144/
Kerlew67126/
Khoretlev6743/
Karlöf6732/
Carlov6717/
Korlov6715/
Karellova677/
Kerlov675/
Kerlef673/
Carleb673/
Kharlb671/
Kahrlw671/
Corlev671/
Khayrlova671/
Karillova671/
Carlef670/

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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
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  • 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 Karlev
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