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

Karlev is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karlev is the 1,967,751st most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Karlev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karlev reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside 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 it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 22 percent are found, Blagoevgrad Province, where 20 percent are found and Smolyan Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria Karlev exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Ukraine, where 1 percent are found.

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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