Károly Surname

195,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Károly Surname User-submission:

In Hungarian, it means 'Charles-like'.

Károly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,9571:5,016582
Romania881:228,15822,067
Slovakia701:76,23514,799
Czechia251:425,33947,625
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Karoly (2,219) are calculated separately.

Károly (84,453) may also be a first name.

Károly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Hungarian, it means 'Charles-like'.

- mjenoe

Károly Last Name Facts

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

Károly (Arabic: كارولي) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Karoly. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Károly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 195,104th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,386,406 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Károly live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 11,825th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 84,453 people.

Károly is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 1,957 people, or 1 in 5,016. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Pest County, where 19 percent reside, Budapest, where 14 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Hungary it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 4 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karoly942,219/
Károlyi923,290/
Koroly83256/
Károli8313/
Karolyi77893/
Karoliy77697/
Karolay7737/
Koroley7728/
Karolly7727/
Korolys779/
Karoley778/
Korolyo775/
Karolyo773/
Korolly771/
Ka'roly771/
Korolya771/
Korolyi771/
Khorolya71399/
Karoilay71175/
Kharolay7115/
Korolyoa714/
Kharoliy713/
Karoli6712,168/
Karole672,291/
Korole671,026/
Karola67650/
Koroli67395/
Karaly67393/
Korola67106/
Karolj6783/
Caroly6768/
Korály6747/
Korolj6736/
Khorolych6736/
Koraly6720/
Kharoilay6713/
Coroly679/

Károly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Károly in the Arabic language
كاروليkarwly-

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