Carpen Surname

193,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Carpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8551:23,4833,002
Mauritius6711:1,928294
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Philippines1381:733,61073,138
Guyana691:11,0471,608
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Canada371:995,82774,831
England371:1,505,89364,828
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Finland181:305,37222,464
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Carpén (20) are calculated separately.

Carpen (340) may also be a first name.

Carpen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carpen is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Carpén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carpen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carpen is the 193,819th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,359,864 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Carpen are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Carpen is also the 473,685th most common forename at a global level It is held by 340 people.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 23,483. In Romania it is most common in: Prahova County, where 36 percent are found, Buzău County, where 17 percent are found and Ialomița County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Carpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carpen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carpen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carpen surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carpen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $48,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.61% more than the national average, earning $73,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carpén9420/
Carpent92352/
Carpien9213/
Charpen921/
Carpn912/
Carpenne861/
Carpenth860/
Carpin832,253/
Karpen831,112/
Corpen83140/
Sarpen8380/
Carpem833/
Carpăn832/
Jarpen832/
Scarpn830/
Charpenne8088/
Carpenová801/
Carpenova801/
Carpina772,184/
Charpin772,048/
Scarpin771,714/
Karpfen7747/
Carpion7732/
Karpien7721/
Carping7714/
Carpint778/
Karpenk772/
Carpink772/
Scarpín772/
Kharpen771/
Corppen771/
Czarpin771/
Corpn731/
Karpienė7174/
Karbpeng715/
Kairpeng713/
Karppeng711/
Karpentt711/
Corpemng711/
Scarpinn711/
Karppien711/
Scarppyn711/
Charpion710/
Corpin677,386/
Karpin671,863/
Karpyn671,448/
Sarpin67827/
Kerpen67677/
Carpim67180/
Korpen6750/
Sarpün6724/
Zarpin674/
Karpenova674/
Körpen671/
Jarpin671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carpen
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