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 surname Karner (Marathi: कनर्र, Russian: Карнер) occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kärner or Kárner. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karner? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,585th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 580,588 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Karner live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Karner is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 8,425 people, or 1 in 1,011. In Austria Karner is most numerous in: Lower Austria, where 28 percent are found, Styria, where 26 percent are found and Vienna, where 17 percent are found. Barring Austria this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Karner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Karner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karner surname expanded 1,212 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Karner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karner last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.11% registered with the political 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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