Karling Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland

Karling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,1551:185,3467,168
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Finland981:56,0896,598
England301:1,857,26974,552
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Norway211:244,87126,357
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Kärling (14) are calculated separately.

Karling (388) may also be a first name.

Karling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karling (Russian: Карлинг) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kärling. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karling? popularity and diffusion

Karling is the 237,827th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,319,826 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Karling are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Luso-South America. Karling is also the 439,750th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 388 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,155 people, or 1 in 185,346. In Brazil Karling is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 34 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 34 percent live and Paraná, where 19 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Karling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karling last name are 17.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karling earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning 310,322 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning $56,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärling9514/
Kaehrling8814/
Carling864,594/
Kerling861,130/
Körling86145/
Korling8656/
Karleng868/
Karlink862/
Karlinq861/
Körlings8094/
Åkerling8067/
Karlinke8048/
Kärgling8034/
Kehrling8024/
Koerling8020/
Carlling802/
Carlings801/
Korlings801/
Keerling801/
Kharlyng801/
Kerlling801/
Kerlng771/
Karlincke752/
Carlingue751/
Corling7135/
Kerleng7130/
Carläng713/
Carilng711/
Karlynx711/
Carleng710/
Querling6760/
Coerling670/
Karlenkova5967/
Carlenc5711/

Karling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karling in the Russian language
Карлингkarling-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karling
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