All over the world, קארל (Karel 
, Carel , Carrel 
) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely feminine first name. The given name קארל is characteristic of Czechia, where it is a common boy's name, Slovenia, where it is quite a common male name, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Czechia, South Africa, and Indonesia. Very seldom, קארל is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Carel, Karel | Indonesia, Czechia, South Africa, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Carrel | Indonesia, South Africa, United States, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| קארל | Israel |
Carell, Carl, Carles, Carlo, Carlos, Carolus, Charel, Charles, Charlez, Kaarel, Kaarle, Kaarlo, Karl, Karlo, Karlová, Karls, Karol, Karolis, Károly, Kārlis, Qarl, Siarl, Каарел, Каарло, Карай, Карал, Караль, Карел, Карл, Карла, Карлас, Карлес, Карлис, Карло, Карлос, Карлуш, Карліс, Карой, Карол, Каролис, Кароль, Каролюс, Чарлз, Чарлс, Чарльз, Чарльз, Шарль, Шарл, Шарль, צ'ארלס, קארוי,
קארל is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Old Shatterhand , the fictional character; Karl Heisenberg , the Resident Evil 8 fictional character, Resident Evil Village; Sauron , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, X-Men; Horace Horsecollar , the Disney cartoon character and Karl-Friedrich Boerne , the fictional character, Tatort, and in many other works.