Karolak Surname

68,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Karolak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karolak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,7231:5,654665
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
France671:991,384111,008
England471:1,185,49155,443
Canada441:837,40065,151
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway131:395,56035,657
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Wales51:618,90625,852
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Karólak (67) & Karolák (2) are calculated separately.

Karolak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karolak has its highest incidence in Poland. It may be found as a variant: Karólak or Karolák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karolak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,013th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 997,611 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Karolak live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Poland, where it is carried by 6,723 people, or 1 in 5,654. Barring Poland it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Karolak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karolak last name are 12.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karolak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.05% less than the national average, earning 228,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $45,660 CAD per year.

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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 Karolak
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