Kariapa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Kariapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kariapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kariapa Last Name Facts

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

Kariapa (Marathi: करीआपा, Oriya: କାରିଆପା) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kariapa is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Kariapa reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Kariapa is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 86 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 14 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariappa93407/
Kaariappa881/
Kairiappa881/
Karyapa8665/
Cariapa8640/
Kariape8622/
Koriapa865/
Karjapa863/
Khairiappa822/
Cariappa80369/
Karyappa8075/
Kariapui801/
Kairiapo801/
Kariapper751,809/
Kariope7121/
Keriapo718/
Kariopo715/
Koriape711/
Queriapa67213/
Kereopa57222/
Cariope571/
Karyope571/
Cariophy530/
Karayyopi501/

Kariapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kariapa in the Oriya language
କାରିଆପାkari'apa-
Kariapa in the Marathi language
करीआपाkari'apa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kariapa
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