Karss Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Karss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Latvia31:683,34934,074
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Karss Last Name Facts

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

Karss (Russian: Карсс) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Karss live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 100 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Karss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karss last name decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karss Last Name Statistics demography

Karss earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karsst9114/
Kearss911/
Katrss911/
Kars897,207/
Kahrs803,245/
Karsh802,432/
Karse80848/
Kaars80784/
Khars80662/
Carss80551/
Kears80188/
Kaers80173/
Kerss80132/
Karsz80122/
Karrs8059/
Korss8040/
Kaurs8020/
Karsø809/
Karås805/
Kairs802/
Kasrs802/
Kayrs801/
Karsp801/
Karıs801/
Karzs801/
Karssova771/
Kearse733,145/
Karsch733,092/
Karshe732,661/
Kharse73567/
Kourss73136/
Korsse7385/
Kharsh7333/
Kaarse7323/
Karszt7323/
Kahars7316/
Kearsh7312/
Kherss7310/
Kaarst738/
Karsht734/
Kearsz732/
Khaurs731/
Khears731/
Kgaars731/
Karsth731/
Karsdh731/
Karrsh730/
Kearst730/
Kors673,175/
Kers671,999/
Kaarshe67788/
Cars67252/
Karsova67100/
Khairsh6786/
Keirsse6755/
Kõrs6735/
Kearsch6726/
Koorsse6721/
Karsová6719/
Körs6719/
Kaersch6716/
Kahrsch679/
Qars678/
Karscht674/
Koursse672/
Quarsse671/
Karrsch671/
Kharshe671/
Håkaers671/
Kauours671/
Karś671/
Karx671/
Kaarsch671/
Kearshe670/
Kairsch670/

Karss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karss in the Russian language
Карссkarss-

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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 Karss
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