Karlin Surname

70,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Karlin Surname Definition:

(Russian) Descendant of little Karl (man).

Karlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1891:113,65912,296
Russia1,9371:74,4059,533
Sweden3841:25,6432,088
Indonesia3731:354,55530,622
Germany3271:246,19426,830
Slovenia1571:15,8453,718
Austria931:91,56413,432
Canada581:635,26952,014
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Finland551:99,94010,215
Poland481:791,84963,527
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Belarus271:351,89137,455
France271:2,460,101186,232
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Israel221:388,98331,283
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India101:76,706,538639,611
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Norway81:642,78647,258
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Karlín (35) & Kärlin (23) are calculated separately.

Karlin (6,173) may also be a first name.

Karlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) Descendant of little Karl (man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) A surburb of Pinsk, Poland. Other forms of the name are Karlinsky and Karliner.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Karlin Last Name Facts

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

Karlin (Georgian: კარლინი, Marathi: करलीन, Russian: Карлин) is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Karlín or Kärlin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,078th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,032,377 people. The last name Karlin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Karlin are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Karlin is also the 84,123rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 6,173 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,189 people, or 1 in 113,659. In The United States Karlin is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Kansas, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.

Karlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karlin surname rose 3,543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Karlin surname are 40.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.1% registered with the party.

The amount Karlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.32% more than the national average, earning 558,305 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.81% less than the national average, earning R 173,928 per year; in United States they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $50,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $60,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karlín9435/
Kärlin9423/
Karlina9228,841/
Kharlin9256/
Karlien9231/
Kairlin929/
Karlijn924/
Karlinq921/
Karlisn920/
Kearlin920/
Karlienė8687/
Kharlina8654/
Kairlina8622/
Khayrlin865/
Khairlin864/
Karellin864/
Kayrlina863/
Karllina863/
Karllien861/
Kearelin860/
Carlin8337,860/
Kerlin834,228/
Karlen833,827/
Karlén831,012/
Karlyn83200/
Körlin83163/
Korlin83121/
Karlne831/
Qarlin831/
Karlinova8069/
Khayrlina8012/
Karlinová8010/
Karellina803/
Khayrllin802/
Khairlina801/
Kareeglin801/
Carling774,594/
Carlina77866/
Karlyna77206/
Koerlin77159/
Körling77145/
Khorlin7752/
Karleen7752/
Karlene7732/
Korlina7728/
Karlend7719/
Carlion7717/
Kerlien7717/
Kärling7714/
Qarlina777/
Carlind776/
Kharlyn775/
Kharlim774/
Kharlen774/
Carlien774/
Carrlin772/
Kherlin772/
Carluin772/
Kerhlin771/
Kerllin771/
Keerlin771/
Quarlin771/
Caarlin771/
Karlynn771/
Cearlin771/
Carlijn771/
Karlyon771/
Kehrlin771/
Karlesn770/
Carllin770/
Karllen770/
Keurlin770/
Kairlinova7522/
Kharlinova751/
Carln737/
Kerln731/
Korln731/
Khorlina7136/
Korellin7110/
Kärrlind717/
Kheurlin713/
Carlling712/
Kharleen711/
Kharlyng711/
Cairlind711/
Korlienė711/
Karellen711/
Karillen711/
Keerrlin710/
Carlen672,014/
Carlén671,365/
Carlim67916/
Corlin67502/
Kerlen67239/
Carillion6769/
Karlínová6728/
Cörlin6726/
Carlín6716/
Karlenova6713/
Carlyn678/
Körlén678/
Korlén677/
Korlen676/
Korellina676/
Korlim673/
Korzln672/
Carlèn672/
Korlyn672/
Carlingue671/
Carlìn671/
Karlynova671/
Caryln670/
Kerrellin670/
Carlne670/

Karlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlin in the Georgian language
კარლინიkarlini-
Karlin in the Marathi language
करलीनkaralina-
Karlin in the Russian language
Карлинkarlin-

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