Karapai Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Karapai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Karapai (23) may also be a first name.
Karapai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karapai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karapai (Hindi: करपई, Marathi: करपै) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karapai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karapai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Karapai live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Karapai is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 94 percent live, Chimbu, where 2 percent live and Madang, where 2 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karapai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karapai in the Hindi language | ||
| करपई | karapa'i | 66.67 |
| करपाई | karapa'i | 33.33 |
| Karapai in the Marathi language | ||
| करपै | karapai | 50 |
| करपाइ | karapa'i | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Karapai
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