Karlöf Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karlöf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlöf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karlöf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karlöf is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlöf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karlöf is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Karlöf reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Karlöf is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 364,695. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 96 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Karlöf occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Karlöf Last Name Statistics demography

Karlöf earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 131.35% more than the national average, earning 800,663 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åkerlöf7769/
Karleff776/
Karlov677,193/
Karlev6790/
Karlav6731/
Kerlef673/
Karlew671/
Carlef670/
Kharlov623,257/
Karleev6248/
Karlaev6218/
Karloev624/
Kharlev621/
Quarlef621/
Kharlaev5734/
Kharleev5732/
Kharloev577/
Karillov575/
Karlehov575/
Kayrlaev573/
Karlehav573/
Karellov572/
Kairlaev572/
Khairlov571/
Karlyaev571/
Khayrlaev5311/
Khairlaev535/
Carlew50144/
Kerlew50126/
Korlev5021/
Carlov5017/
Korlov5015/
Kerlov505/
Kayryllaev504/
Carlev502/
Kayrillaev501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Karlöf
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