Karap Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea5091:16,0191,576
India3701:2,073,15070,338
Hungary2251:43,6284,654
Turkey1851:420,65625,185
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Karap (395) may also be a first name.

Karap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karap (Hindi: कारपा, Marathi: कारप, Oriya: କରପ, Russian: Карап) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,054th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. Karap occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Karap are found; 37 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 37 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Karap is also the 434,832nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 395 people.

Karap is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 509 people, or 1 in 16,019. In Papua New Guinea Karap is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 61 percent live, Enga, where 11 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Hungary, where 16 percent live.

Karap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karap surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Karap earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 79.69% more than the national average, earning $77,535 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karape911,415/
Kharap91276/
Karaph91217/
Karaip9147/
Kareap9115/
Kaurap9111/
Karrap917/
Karapp913/
Karapf911/
Kharape83107/
Kaharap8397/
Karaphe8380/
Karappe8324/
Kairapp836/
Khairap836/
Karahap833/
Kairape831/
Kaeraph831/
Kkaraph831/
Korap80462/
Kerap80372/
Karab80137/
Karop80118/
Carap8075/
Karapova7763/
Karapová7713/
Kaharaph773/
Karzhaup771/
Kharahap771/
Kharaphe771/
Khatraph771/
Keadtrap771/
Kharab731,142/
Korape73524/
Karabh73269/
Karzab73240/
Carape73187/
Karoup73122/
Kaurab73110/
Kharop7397/
Kotrap7388/
Kairab7356/
Kairop7330/
Kherap7326/
Karope7319/
Kareip7312/
Kaerab7310/
Carahp7310/
Keraip738/
Karrab737/
Keraph737/
Koraph737/
Kerapp736/
Karaib734/
Caerap734/
Kahrab734/
Karuop734/
Karoph733/
Karopp733/
Korapp733/
Karayv733/
Karabt732/
Kargab732/
Kayrab731/
Karoop731/
Karopf731/
Kargop731/
Koraip731/
Korrap731/
Karavh731/
Karaab731/
Khorap731/
Kaarab731/
Cayrap731/
Karrop730/
Karopt730/
Kayrapova711/
Kharapova711/
Kharrab67343/
Khairab6791/
Kharaab6767/
Kharabz6737/
Kaharab6730/
Kotrapp6727/
Khatrab679/
Khotrap678/
Ccarape675/
Kharabh674/
Caraspe674/
Kharoup673/
Kharaiv673/
Kheraph673/
Karroup672/
Kherapp671/
Kharope671/
Khorape671/
Korrapp671/
Catrapp671/
Carrape671/
Kauroip671/
Kasraib671/
Khareip671/
Kaharop671/
Cauraph671/
Kathrop670/

Karap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karap in the Oriya language
କରପkarapa-
Karap in the Hindi language
कारपाkarapa60.87
करपाkarapa26.09
करपkarapa8.7
करापkarapa4.35
Karap in the Marathi language
कारपkarapa51.85
करपkarapa48.15
Karap in the Russian language
Карапkarap-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karap
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