Karapo Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Karapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1201:20,0783,504
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karapo (21) may also be a first name.

Karapo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karapo (Marathi: करपो) is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karapo.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Karapo reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Karapo is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 20,078. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kavango East Region, where 95 percent are found, Kavango West Region, where 3 percent are found and Zambezi Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Namibia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Turkey, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karapoi9249/
Karapoy924/
Karapou921/
Karaphot8626/
Karapoch865/
Karapa831,436/
Carapo83209/
Karopo8358/
Karepo8323/
Korapo8318/
Karaphoch804/
Khairapho803/
Carapot776,466/
Kairapa77120/
Karappa7733/
Karapap7711/
Katrapa778/
Karapaa778/
Carapos776/
Carrapo775/
Karapah774/
Karapha772/
Kaarapa771/
Korrapo771/
Carapod771/
Kahrapa771/
Carapuo771/
Korapoi771/
Karaepa771/
Kaerapa771/
Karaphap7162/
Katrapas7117/
Karrappa7112/
Karapats716/
Kaharapa715/
Karhapaa715/
Karappas714/
Kaairapa713/
Karapash713/
Kareappa713/
Kojjrapo713/
Kotrapoo712/
Kareepoj712/
Karayppa712/
Kharappa712/
Carraspo712/
Karapaha712/
Kherapho711/
Carapost711/
Catrappo711/
Kautrapa711/
Carapa67604/
Karepa67499/
Koropo67148/
Karopa6794/
Kerapa6788/
Kerepo6762/
Korapa6733/
Carepo6730/
Caropo6720/
Keropo676/
Kotrapooh673/
Carapó671/
Corapo671/
Korepo671/
Kattrappa671/

Karapo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapo in the Marathi language
करपोkarapo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karapo
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