Karner Surname
Approximately 12,552 people bear this surname
Karner Surname Definition:
(German) One who drove a cart, a carter; dweller near a charnel house.
Karner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 8,425 | 1:1,011 | 65 |
| United States | 1,515 | 1:239,247 | 22,888 |
| Germany | 1,063 | 1:75,734 | 9,578 |
| Slovenia | 305 | 1:8,156 | 1,849 |
| Hungary | 281 | 1:34,933 | 3,803 |
| Italy | 161 | 1:379,855 | 43,564 |
| Canada | 142 | 1:259,476 | 24,513 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Estonia | 73 | 1:18,107 | 3,073 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Croatia | 63 | 1:67,121 | 12,153 |
| Denmark | 51 | 1:110,681 | 10,317 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
The alternate forms: Kärner (656) & Kárner (16) are calculated separately.
Karner (21) may also be a first name.
Karner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who drove a cart, a carter; dweller near a charnel house.
Karner Demographics
Average Male Karner Height
177.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Karner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karner (Marathi: कनर्र, Russian: Карнер) occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Kärner or Kárner. For other potential spellings of Karner click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,585th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 580,588 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Karner reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Karner is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 21 people.
The surname Karner is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 8,425 people, or 1 in 1,011. In Austria Karner is primarily found in: Lower Austria, where 28 percent are found, Styria, where 26 percent are found and Vienna, where 17 percent are found. Other than Austria Karner exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Karner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Karner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karner surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.11% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Karner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.61% more than the national average, earning R 426,828 per year; in United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,242 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärner | 94 | 656 | / |
| Kárner | 94 | 16 | / |
| Kaerner | 92 | 39 | / |
| Karnier | 92 | 26 | / |
| Karnert | 92 | 24 | / |
| Kearner | 92 | 3 | / |
| Karzner | 92 | 3 | / |
| Karnere | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karneur | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karnger | 92 | 0 | / |
| Karhnert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kearnner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Karrhner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Körner | 83 | 36,970 | / |
| Kerner | 83 | 14,182 | / |
| Korner | 83 | 3,378 | / |
| Carner | 83 | 2,694 | / |
| Karnir | 83 | 4 | / |
| Qarner | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karnerová | 80 | 13 | / |
| Karnerova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koerner | 77 | 10,558 | / |
| Kerzner | 77 | 1,114 | / |
| Carnier | 77 | 571 | / |
| Kerneur | 77 | 447 | / |
| Kornher | 77 | 112 | / |
| Karnire | 77 | 28 | / |
| Carneir | 77 | 14 | / |
| Carnert | 77 | 13 | / |
| Korhner | 77 | 9 | / |
| Karnyor | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cargner | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kernner | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kerrner | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kherner | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kärrner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korzner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkerner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carnerr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quarner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cgarner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carnner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carnear | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kernier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerhner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kernher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keirner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keerner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Carnger | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koirner | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kornherr | 71 | 548 | / |
| Kharnior | 71 | 7 | / |
| Korgneer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Carneire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koerrner | 71 | 2 | / |
| Quarnere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koehrner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Corner | 67 | 10,166 | / |
| Körnerová | 67 | 221 | / |
| Carnir | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kornerová | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kerenneur | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kornerova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cörner | 67 | 4 | / |
| Córner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kernir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairnair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnaheir | 67 | 0 | / |
Karner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karner in the Marathi language | ||
| कनर्र | kanarra | - |
| Karner in the Russian language | ||
| Карнер | karner | - |
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