Karappan Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karappan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karappan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India781:9,834,172191,207
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

Karappan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karappan in the Oriya language
କରkara-
Karappan in the Marathi language
करपनkarapana66.67
नारायणnarayana33.33

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