Karns Surname

96,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Karns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7651:76,0678,702
Canada701:526,36644,416
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Israel201:427,88233,464
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1371:44,1685,128

Karns (12) may also be a first name.

Karns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karns (Arabic: كارنس, Russian: Карнс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 96,416th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,477,305 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Karns live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Karns is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name Karns is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,765 people, or 1 in 76,067. In The United States Karns is most numerous in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Karns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karns surname increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karns last name are 20.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karns earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $47,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearns9137,438/
Karins91318/
Karens91208/
Kairns9182/
Kharns9112/
Kaerns910/
Karnss910/
Kaarns910/
Kearins83544/
Kahrens8346/
Kargins8313/
Kairens833/
Karense832/
Kearens832/
Katrens831/
Kearrns831/
Kaurins831/
Karrins830/
Karnsch830/
Karzens830/
Kariens830/
Kerns8020,628/
Carns802,111/
Korns80540/
Karnz8020/
Kathrens77224/
Kahtrins771/
Cairns7338,917/
Kerins733,315/
Keirns73683/
Cearns73392/
Carins73358/
Kerens73345/
Carens73176/
Korins7388/
Korens7370/
Karnje7352/
Karinz7345/
Keerns7342/
Karenz7321/
Kornse7320/
Carrns7313/
Kerrns733/
Caerns731/
Caryns731/
Kornns731/
Carnås731/
Koerns730/
Kerhns730/
Carnss730/
Kearnz730/
Carnns730/
Keyrns730/
Kerrins67430/
Kerrens67106/
Keirens6796/
Carrens6793/
Karenje6780/
Cariens6764/
Kehrens6758/
Keerins6743/
Karinje6719/
Korzins6718/
Quearns6715/
Carrins6712/
Carinss677/
Koerens676/
Cairins674/
Cargins673/
Karimse672/
Keerens672/
Keirins671/
Karenze671/
Khornsh671/
Korzens671/
Kerensh671/
Kahrinz670/
Carions670/
Catrins670/
Carzens670/
Quarins670/
Cairnse670/
Cearins670/
Cairens670/

Karns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karns in the Russian language
Карнсkarns-
Karns in the Arabic language
كارنسkarns-

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Karns Reference & Research

Kern 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

  • 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 Karns
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis