Karvelis Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Karvelis Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'pigeon' or 'dove'.

Karvelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7791:14,2231,936
Lithuania7271:4,174663
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia481:562,41041,290
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England201:2,785,90397,972
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Estonia151:88,12015,474
France101:6,642,272293,169
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Karvelis (12) may also be a first name.

Karvelis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'pigeon' or 'dove'.

- chucknorrison

Karvelis Last Name Facts

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

Karvelis (Russian: Карвелис) is found most frequently in Greece. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karvelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karvelis is the 222,467th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,977,918 people. Karvelis occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Karvelis are found; 43 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 43 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 779 people, or 1 in 14,223. In Greece Karvelis is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 36 percent reside, Western Greece, where 26 percent reside and Thessaly, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Karvelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karvelis surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Karvelis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.19% more than the national average, earning $59,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $50,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karvelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karvelis in the Russian language
Карвелисkarvelis-

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