Karls Surname

179,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4951:242,44723,140
Germany4621:174,25420,489
Sweden1241:79,4095,921
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Canada521:708,56956,910
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Finland191:289,30021,660
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Karls (263) may also be a first name.

Karls Last Name Facts

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

Karls (Russian: Карлс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karls.

How Common Is The Last Name Karls? popularity and diffusion

Karls is the 179,912th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,074,914 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Karls reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 548,616th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 263 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,495 people, or 1 in 242,447. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 50 percent reside, Minnesota, where 12 percent reside and Washington, where 4 percent reside. Not including The United States Karls is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Karls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karls has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,942 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (57%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Karls surname are 13.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karls earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $48,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.37% more than the national average, earning $71,727 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karels912,236/
Karles91293/
Karlse9155/
Kaarls9146/
Karlsø915/
Karlhs911/
Kearls910/
Karelse833,531/
Karrels83304/
Karlsch8370/
Kahrels8338/
Karlesz8314/
Kharlse8312/
Karelsz8311/
Kharles834/
Karlese832/
Karelss831/
Karrles831/
Karilse831/
Karoels831/
Karless830/
Karlles830/
Carls803,345/
Kerls80223/
Karlz807/
Korls800/
Kharless773/
Karrelse771/
Karrells771/
Carles7310,307/
Carels731,853/
Carlse73480/
Caarls73133/
Quarls7344/
Kehrls7335/
Kerles7313/
Carlss733/
Korles731/
Kerhls731/
Keirls731/
Qarles731/
Carlls731/
Karlesova711/
Quarles6712,462/
Carelse679,020/
Carless672,319/
Caerels67227/
Carrels67113/
Caarels67112/
Quarels67112/
Gkerles6747/
Carelsz6742/
Kerrels6737/
Carlese6731/
Carlest6718/
Cahrles6712/
Karelze675/
Chearls675/
Carlsch675/
Catrels675/
Caarles674/
Qaurles674/
Cargils672/
Carilse671/
Cearles671/
Kourles671/
Korless671/
Keerles671/
Careels671/
Carlsjø671/
Korrels671/
Carhlse671/
Carrles670/
Quarlls670/
Quairls670/

Karls Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karls in the Russian language
Карлсkarls-

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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 Karls
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