Karapetsa Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Karapetsa Surname User-submission:
It is a Greek surname with following variants: Καραπέτσας (m), Καραπέτσα (f). It means 'dark skinned'. It comes from the words καρά (kara), meaning 'black', from Turkish kara (black), and πέτσα (petsa), meaning 'skin', from Italian pezza (cloth).
Read More About This SurnameKarapetsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 262 | 1:42,289 | 6,826 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karapetsa Surname Meaning
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It is a Greek surname with following variants: Καραπέτσας (m), Καραπέτσα (f). It means 'dark skinned'. It comes from the words καρά (kara), meaning 'black', from Turkish kara (black), and πέτσα (petsa), meaning 'skin', from Italian pezza (cloth).
Mostly found in the Thessaly region.
- theo1899Karapetsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karapetsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karapetsa is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karapetsa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 966,131st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. Karapetsa is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karapetsa reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
It is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 42,289. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 22 percent live, Attica, where 20 percent live and Central Greece, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karapetsas | 95 | 491 | / |
| Karapatsa | 89 | 25 | / |
| Karapetsi | 89 | 9 | / |
| Karapitsa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karapetsis | 84 | 36 | / |
| Karapetsou | 84 | 5 | / |
| Karapetsos | 84 | 2 | / |
| Karapetshi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Carapessa | 78 | 8 | / |
| Korapetse | 78 | 7 | / |
| Koorapetse | 74 | 375 | / |
| Karapece | 71 | 22 | / |
| Carapezza | 67 | 806 | / |
| Karapidze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carapetcou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karapici | 59 | 165 | / |
| Carapica | 59 | 2 | / |
| Caropeso | 59 | 1 | / |
| Carapeco | 59 | 1 | / |
| Carapaica | 56 | 668 | / |
| Carrapiso | 56 | 22 | / |
| Careapaza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Carapezzo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Karaphizi | 56 | 1 | / |
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