Karniš Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Karniš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 120 | 1:44,470 | 8,422 |
| Croatia | 50 | 1:84,572 | 14,311 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
The alternate forms: Karnis (520) are calculated separately.
Karniš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karniš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karniš is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Karnis. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karniš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karniš is the 1,281,391st most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. Karniš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karniš reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Karniš is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 44,470. In Slovakia Karniš is most common in: Prešov Region, where 79 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 13 percent are found and Košice Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Karniš
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