Karolek Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Karolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Karólek (10) are calculated separately.

Karolek Last Name Facts

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

Karolek (Russian: Каролек) is found most frequently in Poland. It may appear in the variant forms: Karólek. For other possible spellings of Karolek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karolek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karolek is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Karolek live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,000,230. Apart from Poland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 27 percent reside.

Karolek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karolek surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Karolek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.93% less than the national average, earning $38,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karólek9510/
Karolesk933/
Karolik86771/
Korolek86234/
Karalek8614/
Karulek869/
Karolík866/
Karolyk865/
Karolec863/
Korolekh8096/
Karolick8057/
Karaelek8011/
Korolesk806/
Karolkova7514/
Korolyk711,024/
Korolik71926/
Karalık71191/
Koralek71117/
Karulik7178/
Karelik7123/
Karalik7121/
Korolec7120/
Karulyk7116/
Karolíková7112/
Korálek7111/
Karolic718/
Karoliková713/
Korelek711/
Karolikova711/
Karalec711/
Korolyok67305/
Kargalık6727/
Karhalyk6714/
Koroliok675/
Karaleic673/
Korolick673/
Koralesk672/
Kargalik672/
Korzołek671/
Karhulik671/

Karolek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karolek in the Russian language
Каролекkarolek-

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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
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  • 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 Karolek
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