Karapen Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karapen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3921:20,8002,213
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Karapen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapen in the Marathi language
करपेनkarapena66.67
करपkarapa33.33

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Footnotes

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