Carpu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Carpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Carpu (60) may also be a first name.

Carpu Last Name Facts

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

Carpu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carpu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Carpu are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 60 people.

The surname Carpu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,015,574. In Romania Carpu is primarily concentrated in: Olt County, where 80 percent reside and Vâlcea County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Romania Carpu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 14 percent reside and Moldova, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charpu91194/
Carpus91183/
Carpou9142/
Carpuz9110/
Carpuch8311/
Carpeue831/
Charpau831/
Chearpu831/
Carpaux830/
Karpu80477/
Sarpu80307/
Corpu80131/
Jarpu8049/
Chairepu771/
Corpuz73111,724/
Corpus7325,320/
Sgarpu73515/
Corput7392/
Karpau7332/
Karpuj7329/
Corpuh7314/
Karpou739/
Sarpau738/
Sarphu734/
Sarpui734/
Jairpu733/
Corpux733/
Corpou732/
Karpuś732/
Corpuj732/
Kaarpu731/
Corppu731/
Cărpuş731/
Zarpush67165/
Saarpuu6724/
Karpuch6716/
Corphus678/
Khairpu676/
Courpuz676/
Sarpahu673/
Courpus672/
Corppuz672/
Corpuiz672/
Karpous672/
Karpuss672/
Sarpouh671/
Corputt671/
Corpous671/
Carphoe671/
Kadtrpu671/
Corpuyz671/
Karpouz671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carpu
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