Karapapas Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karapapas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapapas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1851:59,89110,047
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Karapapas Last Name Facts

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

Karapapas (Russian: Карапапас) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapapas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Karapapas live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 59,891. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 34 percent live, Western Greece, where 33 percent live and Attica, where 19 percent live. Outside of Greece it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Karapapas Last Name Statistics demography

Karapapas earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $44,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karapapas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapapas in the Russian language
Карапапасkarapapas-

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