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) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karappan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karappan are found; 64 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karappan is also the 168,874th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 2,003 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 9,834,172. In India Karappan is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 42 percent are found, Kerala, where 35 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 8 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found and Qatar, where 7 percent are found.

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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