Karlson Surname

96,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Karlson Surname Definition:

(Swedish) The son of Karl (man).

Karlson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4711:146,68515,143
Russia5941:242,63125,863
Sweden3781:26,0502,120
Norway2811:18,3002,297
Denmark2681:21,0622,118
Estonia2221:5,954674
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia811:333,28028,364
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Finland561:98,15510,071
England521:1,071,50151,923
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Bulgaria121:581,57524,486
France111:6,038,429280,838
Greenland71:8,054710
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tonga11:107,313791
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Karlsoń (2) are calculated separately.

Karlson (514) may also be a first name.

Karlson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) The son of Karl (man).

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

Karlson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlson (Russian: Карлсон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Karlsoń. For other possible spellings of Karlson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,669th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,481,811 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Karlson are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 372,822nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 514 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,471 people, or 1 in 146,685. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Karlson exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Karlson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karlson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karlson last name grew 2,423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karlson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Karlson last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Karlson surname are 6.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.21% registered with the party.

The amount Karlson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning 289,169 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.41% more than the national average, earning R 445,368 per year; in United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karlson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlson in the Russian language
Карлсонkarlson-

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Karlson Reference & Research

Carlson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Carlson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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