Karlton Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karlton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karlton (1,423) may also be a first name.

Karlton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlton (Marathi: कालर्टन, Russian: Карлтон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Karlton are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Karlton is also the 206,897th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 1,423 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States Karlton is mostly found in: California, where 30 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 23 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Karlton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karlton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 11,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karlton surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

Karlton earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.9% more than the national average, earning $55,617 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karleton931/
Carlton8636,499/
Karltun8618/
Carleton809,291/
Carelton8026/
Karletun801/
Carrlton801/
Carilton801/
Cairlton800/
Carletonn751/
Carletone750/
Ccarleton750/
Carrilton750/
Carellton750/
Carrelton750/
Corlton712/
Chearleton710/
Carltan710/
Carletun672/
Coerlton671/
Courlton670/
Corelton670/
Carletan670/
Corleton670/
Corrleton630/

Karlton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karlton in the Marathi language
कालर्टनkalartana50
कालटोनkalatona25
िमलटोनimalatona25
Karlton in the Russian language
Карлтонkarlton-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karlton
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