Karvas Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Karvas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karvas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Hungary751:130,88412,125
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Karvaš (122) & Kärvas (1) are calculated separately.

Karvas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karvas (Marathi: कव, Russian: Карвась) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Karvaš or Kärvas. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karvas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karvas is the 988,329th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Karvas reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States Karvas is most numerous in: Missouri, where 41 percent live, Texas, where 36 percent live and New Mexico, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 29 percent live and Ukraine, where 17 percent live.

Karvas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karvas surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Karvas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.59% more than the national average, earning $61,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karvaš94122/
Kärvas941/
Karvash9284/
Karvasz9213/
Karvase922/
Kharvas922/
Karvais921/
Karwas83410/
Carvas83404/
Korvas83267/
Kõrvas8338/
Kervas8335/
Körvas831/
Karvasova802/
Karwasz77686/
Karwash77300/
Kourvas77120/
Karbash7794/
Karvois7761/
Karbasz7755/
Karvász7734/
Carvais7718/
Kharvaz7712/
Karbass7712/
Karuhas772/
Karvaix772/
Karveus771/
Kharwas771/
Karwais771/
Karvost771/
Kervais771/
Carveas771/
Ccarvas771/
Korvats771/
Karvashova751/
Khorvash7137/
Gkourvas7123/
Kharvost7115/
Carvasse7112/
Carvasce711/
Khairwas711/
Karwasch711/
Korvasová67208/
Carbas6779/
Karbaš6757/
Karbaş6728/
Carwas6720/
Keruas677/
Korvasova676/
Corvas675/
Carvaz673/
Caruas673/
Carvos673/
Khatrwash671/
Korwas671/
Carvahais671/
Karvašova671/
Karwaß671/
Qarbas671/
Karwaś671/

Karvas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karvas in the Marathi language
कवkava-
Karvas in the Russian language
Карвасьkarvas-

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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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  • 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 Karvas
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