Karepa Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

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

Karepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4091:19,9362,092
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
India251:30,682,615377,978
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Karepa (140) may also be a first name.

Karepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karepa (Hindi: करेपा, Marathi: करेपा, Russian: Карепа) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 617,057th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Karepa reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 781,395th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 140 people.

The last name Karepa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 19,936. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 41 percent reside, Bougainville, where 26 percent reside and Northern, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Karepa occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 6 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kareppa92103/
Karrepa9216/
Karepai926/
Karepat924/
Karepea922/
Karzepa922/
Karepad921/
Karepau921/
Karaepa921/
Karreppa86162/
Kareepat8624/
Kareepay863/
Kareappa863/
Karepaya861/
Karapa831,436/
Karipa83240/
Kerepa83179/
Carepa83172/
Karepe83136/
Karepi83127/
Karopa8394/
Korepa8372/
Karepo8323/
Karepy834/
Kareepath804/
Kerepea77277/
Korzepa77150/
Kairapa77120/
Karapai7774/
Karappa7733/
Karippa7724/
Karepyi7710/
Karapay779/
Kharopa779/
Karipah778/
Karapaa778/
Karepes778/
Kairepi777/
Karipay774/
Karapah774/
Karapea773/
Kharipa772/
Karipai772/
Karipat772/
Kerepai772/
Kerepah772/
Korepap772/
Karapha772/
Katripa771/
Kaarapa771/
Karopea771/
Karoppa771/
Kareepe771/
Karepey771/
Karephe771/
Karipad771/
Karipoa771/
Karepee771/
Kairipa771/
Kaerapa771/
Korepaz771/
Kahrapa771/
Kariphat7147/
Karippai7143/
Kharipah7116/
Kareiphy7113/
Karrappa7112/
Kareiphi7111/
Karhapaa715/
Kaharapa715/
Korzhepa714/
Karipath713/
Karippay713/
Kaairapa713/
Kharappa712/
Karayppa712/
Kareepoj712/
Karapaha712/
Katrephe711/
Kerreppa711/
Karipaya711/
Karippat711/
Caairepa711/
Carepaja711/
Koorepaz711/
Karapaih711/
Caripa672,568/
Karipe671,578/
Koropa67768/
Carapa67604/
Karipi67420/
Karipo67254/
Karapo67241/
Karypi67114/
Kerapa6788/
Kerepo6762/
Karopo6758/
Koripa6740/
Korepe6735/
Korapa6733/
Carepo6730/
Khareiphi6721/
Keropa6718/
Korepi675/
Keripa674/
Karippatt673/
Kourehpaz673/
Caropa672/
Karipy671/
Karjpe671/
Korepo671/
Korepy671/
Carepi671/
Korypa671/
Corepa671/

Karepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karepa in the Hindi language
करेपाkarepa-
Karepa in the Marathi language
करेपाkarepa-
Karepa in the Russian language
Карепаkarepa-

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