Karlheim Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Karlheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Karlheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karlheim is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Karlheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlheim? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Karlheim are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 649,238. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Karlheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karlheim last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.53% registered with the political party.

Karlheim earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.54% less than the national average, earning $29,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karleim931/
Carlheim8896/
Karlehem8811/
Karlhime880/
Karlim8671/
Karlem865/
Carleheim822/
Carlhem8013/
Kharlim804/
Kerlhem802/
Karliam801/
Karlham800/
Karlaime751/
Carlim71916/
Carlem71200/
Karlam71160/
Korlem7115/
Korlim713/
Kerlim713/
Karlimova712/
Kharlym6767/
Kharlam6746/
Kharlimova672/
Carlaem671/
Carllem671/
Kerliam671/
Karllam671/
Carlham670/

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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 Karlheim
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