Meaning of the nameKarlos

Karlos is a spelling of the name Carlos, which means “man”.

Meaning

“man”

Meaning of the name Carlos, of which Karlos is a spelling.

People (2022): 4,432
Rank in Brazil: #2,983
Median age: 14 years
2010 Census: 2,015; people

Karlos in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Karlos, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,701 people).

33 women 4,399 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Karlos is most common

States with the highest share of people named Karlos in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Tocantins 0.009%
Goiás 0.006%
Maranhão 0.005%
Espírito Santo 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	456	0.001%
Goiás	408	0.006%
Ceará	327	0.004%
Maranhão	319	0.005%
Minas Gerais	280	0.001%
Pará	253	0.003%
Pernambuco	238	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	235	0.002%
Bahia	196	0.001%
Espírito Santo	169	0.004%
Paraná	164	0.001%
Mato Grosso	155	0.004%
Piauí	141	0.004%
Paraíba	132	0.003%
Tocantins	128	0.009%
Alagoas	108	0.004%
Amazonas	106	0.003%
Santa Catarina	103	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	98	0.003%
Distrito Federal	83	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	80	0.003%
Sergipe	57	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	56	0.001%
Roraima	47	0.007%
Rondônia	46	0.003%
Acre	29	0.004%
Amapá	18	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Karlos

It swaps the initial C for a K, without changing the pronunciation. It is much rarer than Carlos, with records concentrated among those born in the 2000s and 2010s.

About the name Carlos

Wiktionary records Carlos as coming from Latin Carolus, a Latinized form of Germanic names, and a doublet of Charles. Behind the Name explains that Carolus is the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, derived from Proto-Germanic karlaz, 'man', and mentions an alternative theory that links it to the element harjaz, 'army'. Carlos is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,474,492 people named Carlos, with a median age of 39. Karlos, with a K, appears as a spelling variant in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).

Other spellings of Carlos

Spelling	People (2022)
Carlos	1,474,492
Karlos	4,432

Sources

Wiktionary: Carolus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Carlos · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Carlos · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carlos · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Karlos

What does the name Karlos mean?

Karlos means “man”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Carlos, of which Karlos is a spelling.

How many people are named Karlos in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,432 people with the first name Karlos, which ranks it number 2,983 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Karlos a boy's or a girl's name?

Karlos is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 33 women and 4,399 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Karlos?

Karlos is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Karlos most common?

Proportionally, in Tocantins: 0.009% of the state's population is named Karlos (128 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Karlos?

Carlos. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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