Karapu Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Karapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karapu (191) may also be a first name.

Karapu Last Name Facts

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

Karapu (Hindi: करपु, Marathi: करपू, Oriya: େକାରାପୁ, Russian: Карапу) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karapu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karapu is the 945,594th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Karapu reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karapu is also the 657,437th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 191 people.

The surname Karapu is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 3,893,733. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent are found, Telangana, where 37 percent are found and Gujarat, where 16 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karrapu9229/
Karapuu9220/
Kaarapu9218/
Kargapu9212/
Kharapu9210/
Karapuš921/
Karapou921/
Karaapu921/
Karaphu921/
Kaharapu8614/
Khairapu861/
Kattrapu861/
Kaatrapu861/
Karatppu861/
Korapu83467/
Karepu83455/
Kerapu8329/
Carapu832/
Karopu831/
Khatrrapu801/
Korrapu77133/
Carapau7797/
Karrepu7750/
Kherapu7739/
Keraipu7724/
Carapuz7712/
Koraapu777/
Koreapu774/
Kaarepu773/
Kharepu771/
Kuirapu771/
Karapoe771/
Kourapu771/
Koratpu771/
Karepau771/
Keerapu771/
Caraput771/
Koutrapu7134/
Khairepu713/
Kera'apu711/
Keeraapu711/
Khoraput711/
Korepu671,383/
Khotraphu67234/
Kerepu67109/
Koropu6795/
Kouthrapu6728/
Carapó671/

Karapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karapu in the Oriya language
େକାରାପୁekarapu-
Karapu in the Hindi language
करपुkarapu66.67
करपूkarapu33.33
Karapu in the Marathi language
करपूkarapu43.75
कारापूkarapu37.5
कारापुkarapu12.5
करापुkarapu6.25
Karapu in the Russian language
Карапуkarapu-

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