Karapelit Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Karapelit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapelit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3211:242,43416,963
Northern Cyprus211:15,1913,865

Karapelit Last Name Facts

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

Karapelit is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karapelit.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapelit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karapelit is the 814,680th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Karapelit live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 242,434. In Turkey Karapelit is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent are found, Amasya Province, where 14 percent are found and Samsun Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karapilit898/
Korapeli8210/
Carapeli827/
Karapili823/
Karapele821/
Kearapele7828/
Kearapela7828/
Kaurapili783/
Korapela7111/
Carapela716/
Karapile711/
Karaphillis7029/
Carapelea6727/
Koorapele6722/
Carapilip671/
Korospeli671/
Kairapaila633/

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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 Karapelit
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