Karlis Surname

268,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8551:12,9591,735
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
Indonesia1611:821,42462,240
Australia761:355,20729,862
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Karliš (5) are calculated separately.

Karlis (11,358) may also be a first name.

Karlis Last Name Facts

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

Karlis (Georgian: კარლის, Oriya: କାଲସ, Russian: Карлис) occurs most in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Karliš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 268,717th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,018,971 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Karlis reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Karlis is also the 56,248th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 11,358 people.

The last name Karlis is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 12,959. In Greece Karlis is most numerous in: Attica, where 37 percent live, Peloponnese, where 23 percent live and Central Greece, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Karlis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karlis last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.09% registered with the party.

The amount Karlis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.88% more than the national average, earning $51,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.75% more than the national average, earning $71,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karliš945/
Karlish9286/
Gkarlis9266/
Karlais9222/
Karliss9211/
Kairlis924/
Kharlis923/
Karlisz921/
Karlise920/
Karlisch86364/
Karellis8668/
Kairelis8614/
Kayrelis867/
Karleise861/
Karliesh861/
Carlis83966/
Karles83293/
Korlis8315/
Kerlis8314/
Karliç831/
Karlisova801/
Carlise77316/
Kourlis77188/
Carlish77139/
Carliss7783/
Carlies7751/
Kerlies7739/
Carluis7735/
Kerlish7730/
Carlais7719/
Karlesz7714/
Karlyts779/
Carllis774/
Kharles774/
Korlish773/
Karlice772/
Karlese772/
Karlysh772/
Korliss772/
Gkerlis771/
Carlois771/
Karllys771/
Carlios771/
Carleis771/
Karrles771/
Karliez771/
Karless770/
Quarlis770/
Karlles770/
Korellis7193/
Gkourlis7122/
Kerlisch7113/
Carellis718/
Kourlios715/
Korillis715/
Kharless713/
Carlisse713/
Carllise712/
Kerliess711/
Kerliehs711/
Quarlies711/
Quarrlis711/
Carlliss711/
Carllios711/
Kerrlish711/
Karillys711/
Karlease711/
Karleese710/
Carles6710,307/
Corlis67660/
Carliz6758/
Carlys6738/
Carlès6718/
Carlés6717/
Kerles6713/
Karlišová676/
Kourellis675/
Kerliz675/
Kharleich674/
Carlix671/
Korles671/
Qarles671/
Karlesova671/
Korlys671/

Karlis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlis in the Georgian language
კარლისkarlis-
Karlis in the Oriya language
କାଲସkalasa-
Karlis in the Russian language
Карлисkarlis-

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Footnotes

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