Globally, カール (Karl 
, Carl , Calle 
, among others...) is a prevalent masculine first name. The first name カール is characteristic of Germany, where it is a widespread male name, Sweden, where it is a common boy's name, and Austria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, カール is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Karl, Carl | Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Colombia, United States |
| Calle | Germany, Sweden, Colombia, United States, Peru |
| Carle | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Peru, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kahl | Germany, United Kingdom, Colombia, United States, Peru |
| カール | Japan |
| Curl | Germany, South Africa, Spain, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Kaarle | Sweden, Finland, United States, India, France |
| Cahard | France, Brazil |
Carel, Carles, Carlo, Carlos, Carolus, Cars, Charel, Charles, Charlez, Curle, Kaal, Kaalu, Kaar, Kaarlo, Kaaru, Kahrl, Karel, Karle, Karlo, Karlová, Karol, Karolis, Károly, Kārlis, Siarl, Каарло, Каль, Карай, Карал, Караль, Карел, Карл, Карла, Карлас, Карлес, Карлис, Карло, Карлос, Карлуш, Карліс, Карой, Карол, Каролис, Кароль, Каролюс, Чарлз, Чарлс, Чарльз, Чарльз, Шарль, Шарл,
カール is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Luke Cage , the fictional character in Marvel Comics; Carl Johnson , the protagonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas; Old Shatterhand , the fictional character; Carl Grimes , the fictional character in The Walking Dead and Beetle Bailey , the main character in the comic strip of the same name, Beetle Bailey, and in many other works.
| カール北川 Japanese owarai tarento, JP (b. 1965) |
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