Karapenev Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Karapenev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 32 | 1:218,091 | 11,795 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
Karapenev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karapenev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karapenev is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karapenev? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Karapenev live; 80 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 218,091. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Gabrovo Province, where 25 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside and Silistra Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria Karapenev is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karapeneva | 95 | 34 | / |
| Karapenov | 89 | 5 | / |
| Karapanev | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karapeneff | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karapanov | 78 | 56 | / |
| Kharaponov | 74 | 47 | / |
| Kharapanov | 74 | 5 | / |
| Karepanov | 67 | 547 | / |
| Korepenov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kareponov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korapanov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koreponov | 56 | 31 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karapenev
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