Karappan Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Karappan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Karappan (2,003) may also be a first name.
Karappan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karappan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karappan (Marathi: करपन, Oriya: କର) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karappan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karappan reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 168,874th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 2,003 people.
Karappan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 9,834,172. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent reside, Kerala, where 35 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 8 percent reside. Outside of India this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside and Qatar, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karrappan | 94 | 10 | / |
| Karapan | 93 | 248 | / |
| Karaphan | 88 | 72 | / |
| Karapane | 88 | 25 | / |
| Karrapan | 88 | 9 | / |
| Karappam | 88 | 6 | / |
| Karapann | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kharapan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Korappan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kharapane | 82 | 5 | / |
| Karaphang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karapaten | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karapeane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karraphan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kharaphan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katraphan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Korapan | 80 | 181 | / |
| Carapan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Karepan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kerapan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karapon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karapanova | 78 | 43 | / |
| Caurapan | 75 | 132 | / |
| Karapong | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kairopan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Koraphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keerapan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karuipan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korapane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korapaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karapaunova | 74 | 19 | / |
| Kharapanova | 74 | 6 | / |
| Karaphong | 71 | 133 | / |
| Karapotin | 71 | 7 | / |
| Karapotyn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karatpong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khoroppan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khairapam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Corapan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kerepan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Koropan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keropan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korepan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karaphatem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carapon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chearaphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caropan | 67 | 0 | / |
Karappan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karappan in the Oriya language | ||
| କର | kara | - |
| Karappan in the Marathi language | ||
| करपन | karapana | 66.67 |
| नारायण | narayana | 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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- 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 Karappan
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