Scarlet Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Scarlet Surname Definition:

(English), Bright red? (variant: Vermiglioli and Rousseau.)

Scarlet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4821:41,6555,281
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
New Zealand1391:32,5785,680
Jamaica1061:27,0752,083
Iran961:799,81840,023
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia281:964,13257,058
Portugal281:372,08012,265
India241:31,961,058386,265
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Panama41:978,06412,245
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
France41:16,605,680368,153
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:174,37015,649

Scarlet (15,846) may also be a first name.

Scarlet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English), Bright red? (variant: Vermiglioli and Rousseau.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Scarlet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scarlet (Marathi: कारलेट) is most common in Romania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarlet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 259,335th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. The last name Scarlet occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Scarlet live; 32 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 44,711th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 15,846 people.

The surname Scarlet is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 41,655. In Romania Scarlet is most common in: Brăila County, where 55 percent are found, Galați County, where 17 percent are found and Buzău County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Romania it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.

Scarlet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scarlet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scarlet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Scarlet surname are 4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scarlet earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $57,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarlett9315,510/
Scarlete9384/
Scarleth9319/
Scarllet935/
Scharlet934/
Scarleet931/
Scarlest930/
Carlet923,715/
Sarlet92740/
Scarle92365/
Scarlt922/
Scarlette88235/
Scarllett884/
Scharlett883/
Scarleett882/
Scarletts881/
Scearlett881/
Scarlethe881/
Scarrlett881/
Scharleth881/
Skarlet86146/
Scarles86111/
Carlett8691/
Scarlee8644/
Scarley8630/
Carrlet8617/
Searlet862/
Scarltt862/
Sarlett861/
Scarelt861/
Scarler861/
Sgarlet861/
Scarlit861/
Carllet861/
Scorlet860/
Scarl83142/
Carlt834/
Shkarlet80503/
Scarliot80106/
Carillet80103/
Skarlett8071/
Saarleht8015/
Scarelle8014/
Scarless803/
Scarlith803/
Searlett802/
Scarltte802/
Scarlitt802/
Cahrlett801/
Scarlezz801/
Skarleth801/
Skarlete801/
Carllett801/
Scorlett800/
Scarleys800/
Scarlettová781/
Corlet77960/
Carlit77717/
Scarel77612/
Jarlet77270/
Scarll7755/
Sorlet7754/
Scarla7748/
Skarle7724/
Scarli7715/
Carled772/
Sarlit772/
Scarly771/
Carldt771/
Zarlet770/
Stcorlett752/
Carillett751/
Schkarled751/
Skarletth751/
Corlett715,869/
Courlet71294/
Jarlett7193/
Scarlis7164/
Carlhed7126/
Sarlitt7113/
Skarler7112/
Scarlii7110/
Skerlet718/
Skarlie714/
Scarzel713/
Scariel713/
Skarletova712/
Scorlie712/
Skarley712/
Scarlay712/
Scharld711/
Scariol711/
Skarlea711/
Careltd711/
Skarlit711/
Carlayt711/
Carleid711/
Scarell710/
Soorlet710/
Carrelt710/
Searilt710/
Carrilt710/
Scorles710/
Scargill671,181/
Scarelli67663/
Scarella67647/
Carlehed6755/
Scarilli6755/
Skarl6742/
Shkarletova6734/
Scheirle6734/
Scarrell6720/
Skarleas6720/
Scorl6717/
Scattrel6714/
Jarlette6714/
Scorelle6712/
Carld678/
Sorillet678/
Scarilla677/
Scarlova676/
Scourles675/
Scarelly673/
Carrellt671/
Schearli671/
Squarles671/
Scarrael671/
Skarlytt671/
Zarlesht671/
Zarlette671/
Corllett671/
Giarlete671/
Scourley670/
Corleett670/
Corrlett670/
Zarleest670/
Scorille670/

Scarlet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scarlet in the Marathi language
कारलेटkaraleta88.89
कालेटkaleta11.11

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