Karnis Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Karnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1681:58,4306,120
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Greece1021:108,62518,269
Canada481:767,61660,775
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
India91:85,229,487684,495
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Karniš (178) are calculated separately.

Karnis (1,474) may also be a first name.

Karnis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnis (Hindi: करनीस्) occurs most in Hungary. It can be rendered as a variant: Karniš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 598,302nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Karnis are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Karnis is also the 202,756th most frequent forename globally, held by 1,474 people.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 58,430. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Nógrád County, where 33 percent are found, Somogy County, where 27 percent are found and Baranya County, where 19 percent are found. Besides Hungary Karnis exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Greece, where 20 percent are found.

Karnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karnis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karnis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karnis are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Karnis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 242.68% more than the national average, earning R 814,332 per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $55,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karniš94178/
Karnish92302/
Karnizs9263/
Karnisz9218/
Karniss9214/
Kearnis922/
Kharnis922/
Karnais921/
Karnies921/
Kaarnais8612/
Kharnish865/
Karnes837,147/
Carnis83470/
Kornis83410/
Karniz83225/
Kernis8388/
Qarnis836/
Karnisova8024/
Karnisová802/
Kerneis771,252/
Kearnes77608/
Kornish77154/
Carnish77134/
Karnysh7770/
Kournis7760/
Carnise7755/
Carnois7748/
Qarnish7747/
Korniss7725/
Kernish7722/
Kerniss7721/
Kairnes7720/
Qarnais7719/
Karnich7718/
Karnets7713/
Kornizs7710/
Karnesh779/
Karneus777/
Karnyts774/
Karness773/
Kernéis773/
Karnees772/
Carnijs772/
Carnais771/
Carnies771/
Karnejs771/
Kornies771/
Carneis770/
Kernies770/
Cairnis770/
Karnishova758/
Kornisch7182/
Kerinnis7150/
Kargnich716/
Korinnis714/
Kargness712/
Karneich712/
Karniche711/
Karneesh711/
Keerneis711/
Kerneiss711/
Karneshe711/
Kearness711/
Kerrnish710/
Kerrnais710/
Kernisch710/
Carnes6720,891/
Kernes67725/
Kornes67296/
Karnišová67124/
Cornis6783/
Kornys6772/
Kerniç6758/
Karnizova6731/
Kernys6731/
Kerrinnis6716/
Kornisova6713/
Carnés678/
Karnez675/
Carnaisse672/
Carnäs672/
Karnyz672/
Korniz671/
Kearney's671/
Karnišova671/
Korniş671/
Korinneis670/

Karnis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnis in the Hindi language
करनीस्karanis-

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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 Karnis
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