Karner Surname

41,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Karner Surname Definition:

(German) One who drove a cart, a carter; dweller near a charnel house.

Karner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria8,4251:1,01165
United States1,5151:239,24722,888
Germany1,0631:75,7349,578
Slovenia3051:8,1561,849
Hungary2811:34,9333,803
Italy1611:379,85543,564
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
France201:3,321,136213,627
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
India91:85,229,487684,495
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Norway81:642,78647,258
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Curaçao41:39,312638
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärner94656/
Kárner9416/
Kaerner9239/
Karnier9226/
Karnert9224/
Kearner923/
Karzner923/
Karnere921/
Karneur921/
Karnger920/
Karhnert861/
Kearnner860/
Karrhner860/
Körner8336,970/
Kerner8314,182/
Korner833,378/
Carner832,694/
Karnir834/
Qarner831/
Karnerová8013/
Karnerova801/
Koerner7710,558/
Kerzner771,114/
Carnier77571/
Kerneur77447/
Kornher77112/
Karnire7728/
Carneir7714/
Carnert7713/
Korhner779/
Karnyor776/
Cargner775/
Kernner774/
Kerrner773/
Kherner772/
Kärrner771/
Korzner771/
Gkerner771/
Carnerr771/
Quarner771/
Cgarner771/
Carnner771/
Carnear771/
Kernier771/
Kerhner771/
Kernher770/
Keirner770/
Keerner770/
Carnger770/
Koirner770/
Kornherr71548/
Kharnior717/
Korgneer714/
Carneire712/
Koerrner712/
Quarnere711/
Koehrner710/
Corner6710,166/
Körnerová67221/
Carnir6740/
Kornerová6727/
Kerenneur6722/
Kornerova675/
Cörner674/
Córner671/
Kernir671/
Carnre671/
Khairnair671/
Carnaheir670/

Karner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karner in the Marathi language
कनर्रkanarra-
Karner in the Russian language
Карнерkarner-

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