Karep Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

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

Karep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Karep (1,197) may also be a first name.

Karep Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karep (Hindi: करेप, Marathi: करेप, Russian: Кареп) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karep.

How Common Is The Last Name Karep? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karep is the 950,707th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Karep reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Karep is also the 229,048th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,197 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 57,828. In Papua New Guinea Karep is most numerous in: Enga, where 30 percent live, Madang, where 30 percent live and Western Highlands, where 19 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 44 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karepe91136/
Karepp9121/
Kaarep9120/
Kareap9115/
Kareip9112/
Kharep913/
Kariep911/
Kaurep911/
Karrep910/
Karrepp832/
Karephe831/
Kareepe831/
Khareip831/
Karip803,824/
Kareb80463/
Kerep80418/
Korep80101/
Karyp8042/
Carep803/
Karepova77531/
Katrephe771/
Karipe731,578/
Kareev73764/
Korzep73322/
Kharev73181/
Karrip7394/
Kareeb7360/
Gkarip7358/
Kereph7356/
Karaip7347/
Korepe7335/
Koorep7328/
Karipp7321/
Korepp7321/
Kaurip7319/
Khareb7318/
Kharip738/
Karuip737/
Karieb736/
Katreb736/
Carepp733/
Kariph732/
Kairip732/
Karjpe731/
Karips731/
Carrep731/
Kaireb731/
Karrev731/
Karebs731/
Katreeb6735/
Kaharip6719/
Khareev6711/
Khariph6711/
Kairipe678/
Khareeb674/
Khayrev672/
Carretp671/
Kaeruip671/
Kaitrip671/
Khareiv671/
Kariopp671/
Kauroip671/
Khairip671/
Carrepe671/
Karrisp671/
Kotrepp671/
Kharipe671/
Katripe671/
Koutrep670/

Karep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karep in the Hindi language
करेपkarepa-
Karep in the Marathi language
करेपkarepa50
करपेkarape25
कपkapa25
Karep in the Russian language
Карепkarep-

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Footnotes

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