Karapas Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karapas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2231:49,6858,181
Ukraine671:679,44371,859
Chile381:463,59112,075
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Karapas Last Name Facts

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

Karapas (Marathi: करपस, Russian: Карапась) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karapas is the 725,073rd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Karapas live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 49,685. In Greece Karapas is primarily concentrated in: Central Greece, where 58 percent live, Attica, where 21 percent live and Crete, where 11 percent live. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Chile, where 9 percent live.

Karapas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karapas are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Karapas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karapas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapas in the Marathi language
करपसkarapasa-
Karapas in the Russian language
Карапасьkarapas-

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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 Karapas
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