Karapen Surname
Approximately 402 people bear this surname
Karapen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 392 | 1:20,800 | 2,213 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Karapen (110) may also be a first name.
Karapen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karapen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karapen (Marathi: करपेन) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karapen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karapen is the 723,769th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Karapen live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 110 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 20,800. In Papua New Guinea Karapen is most frequent in: Enga, where 90 percent reside, National Capital District, where 5 percent reside and East New Britain, where 3 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karappen | 93 | 9 | / |
| Karapent | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karapeng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaharapen | 88 | 7 | / |
| Karapin | 86 | 42 | / |
| Korapen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karapyn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karepen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karapne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karapenova | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karapina | 80 | 19 | / |
| Karaping | 80 | 8 | / |
| Karapyna | 80 | 8 | / |
| Keerapen | 80 | 5 | / |
| Korapeun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharapin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karapnova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karepin | 71 | 510 | / |
| Karepyn | 71 | 62 | / |
| Carapin | 71 | 12 | / |
| Karapinová | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koropen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Karapim | 71 | 9 | / |
| Karopin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Caropen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karapinova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerepen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carapina | 67 | 602 | / |
| Caroopen | 67 | 110 | / |
| Caroupen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourapin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koreppen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kairopyon | 63 | 22 | / |
| Korepin | 57 | 1,830 | / |
| Korepyn | 57 | 62 | / |
| Kerepin | 57 | 19 | / |
| Caropin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Carepin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Koropin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Caroupin | 53 | 25 | / |
| Carrepin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Caropion | 53 | 0 | / |
Karapen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karapen in the Marathi language | ||
| करपेन | karapena | 66.67 |
| करप | karapa | 33.33 |
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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 Karapen
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