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 surname Karepe (Marathi: कारेपे) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karepe? popularity and diffusion

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

Karepe is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 111,695. In Papua New Guinea Karepe is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent are found, Morobe, where 26 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent are found.

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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