Karolus Surname

234,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Karolus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karolus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9621:56,3187,149
Germany2751:292,74730,288
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Austria641:133,05418,198
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Poland541:703,86659,770
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Karolus (6,399) may also be a first name.

Karolus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karolus (Hindi: करोलुस, Oriya: କାେରାଲୁସ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karolus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 234,792nd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,249,298 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Karolus live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 82,194th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,399 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 962 people, or 1 in 56,318. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 81 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Karolus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karolus are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karolus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.86% less than the national average, earning R 107,268 per year and in United States they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $38,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karolus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karolus in the Hindi language
करोलुसkarolusa-
Karolus in the Oriya language
କାେରାଲୁସkaeralusa-

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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 Karolus
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