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 found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may 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 widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Karniš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Karniš are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 44,470. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 79 percent live, Žilina Region, where 13 percent live and Košice Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.
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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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