Karepe Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

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

Karepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
India421:18,263,461278,402
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Karepe (35) may also be a first name.

Karepe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karepe (Marathi: कारेपे) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karepe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Karepe occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Karepe reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Karepe is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 35 people.

The last name Karepe is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent reside, Morobe, where 26 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karepes928/
Karepea922/
Kareepe921/
Karepey921/
Karephe921/
Karepee921/
Karep91275/
Katrephe861/
Karipe831,578/
Karape831,415/
Kareev83764/
Karepa83499/
Karepi83127/
Kareeb8360/
Korepe8335/
Karepp8321/
Kaarep8320/
Karope8319/
Kareap8315/
Kareip8312/
Kerepe837/
Karepy834/
Kharep833/
Karjpe831/
Kaurep831/
Kariep831/
Karrep830/
Kerepea77277/
Kharape77107/
Kareppa77103/
Kariper7749/
Katreeb7735/
Karappe7724/
Kerepei7723/
Kariope7721/
Karrepa7716/
Khareev7711/
Karepyi7710/
Kairipe778/
Kairepi777/
Karepai776/
Khareeb774/
Karapea773/
Karrepp772/
Karzepa772/
Kharope771/
Karapee771/
Karopea771/
Karipee771/
Karyope771/
Khareip771/
Kairape771/
Carepes771/
Kerepey771/
Carrepe771/
Kharipe771/
Katripe771/
Karip733,824/
Kareb73463/
Korep73101/
Karyp7342/
Carep733/
Karepova71531/
Karreppa71162/
Khayreev7166/
Kareiphy7113/
Kareiphi7111/
Kareepay713/
Kareappa713/
Kareepoj712/
Carriepe711/
Karepaya711/
Kairapee711/
Caripe673,059/
Korape67524/
Korope67493/
Karipi67420/
Korzep67322/
Karipa67240/
Qareeb67210/
Carape67187/
Kharev67181/
Carepa67172/
Carope67146/
Karypi67114/
Karapi67113/
Karrip6794/
Kerepi6792/
Korepa6772/
Gkarip6758/
Keripe6750/
Karaip6747/
Koorep6728/
Koripe6723/
Karopi6722/
Khareiphi6721/
Karipp6721/
Kerape6721/
Korepp6721/
Kaurip6719/
Khareb6718/
Kharip678/
Karuip677/
Karieb676/
Katreb676/
Korepi675/
Carepp673/
Kairip672/
Kariph672/
Karrev671/
Kerope671/
Karebs671/
Karips671/
Karipy671/
Korepy671/
Carepi671/
Kaireb671/
Carrep671/
Karipetch671/

Karepe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karepe in the Marathi language
कारेपेkarepe-

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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 Karepe
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