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

The last name Karlis (Georgian: კარლის, Oriya: କାଲସ, Russian: Карлис) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Karliš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karlis is the 268,717th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,018,971 people. The last name Karlis is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Karlis are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 56,248th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11,358 people.

The last name Karlis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 12,959. In Greece Karlis is most numerous in: Attica, where 37 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 23 percent are found and Central Greece, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Greece this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Karlis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karlis last name are 22.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.09% being registered to vote for the political 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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