Karnovsky Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Karnovsky Surname Definition:

From place name. (Karnovar, near Kuibishev, in Russia.)

Karnovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Austria291:293,63633,260
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Karnovský (13) are calculated separately.

Karnovsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name. (Karnovar, near Kuibishev, in Russia.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Karnovsky Last Name Facts

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

Karnovsky (Russian: Карновский) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Karnovský. For other possible spellings of Karnovsky click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnovsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,321,499th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Karnovsky reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Karnovsky is most numerous in: New York, where 37 percent live, Massachusetts, where 19 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent live and Austria, where 17 percent live.

Karnovsky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karnovsky last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Karnovsky earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.57% more than the national average, earning $54,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karnovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karnovsky in the Russian language
Карновскийkarnovskij-

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Karnovsky Reference & Research

Karnovsky FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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