Karapan Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Karapan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1261:560,62295,829
India381:20,185,931296,209
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Karapan (34) may also be a first name.

Karapan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karapan (Bengali: করপন, Hindi: करपन, Marathi: करपं, Oriya: କାରପନ) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karapan is the 1,020,242nd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Karapan are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Karapan is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 560,622. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Narathiwat Province, where 46 percent reside, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 41 percent reside and Nonthaburi Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Thailand this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Karapan Last Name Statistics demography

Karapan earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning R 259,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karapan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapan in the Bengali language
করপনkarapana-
Karapan in the Oriya language
କାରପନkarapana-
Karapan in the Hindi language
करपनkarapana50
करपणkarapana33.33
करपाणkarapana16.67
Karapan in the Marathi language
करपंkarapam28.57
िकरापनikarapana28.57
करापानkarapana28.57
करपनkarapana14.29

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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 Karapan
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