Karolyi

Karolyi Meaning & Origin

About Karolyi
The surname Karolyi is of Hungarian origin and is derived from the given name Károly, which is the Hungarian form of Charles. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it is based on the name of an ancestor. The suffix "-i" indicates "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Karolyi means "son of Károly" or "descendant of Charles."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Karolyi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Karolyi: 170
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 105,079
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Karolyi based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRL
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K06040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K ER0 OW1 L Y IY0
🌐 IPA
/kərˈoʊlji/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K640

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Karolyi in Braille

Here's how to represent Karolyi in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Karolyi in braille

How to sign the name Karolyi using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Karolyi using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Karolyi in sign language

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