Karp Surname

27,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Karp Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the carp.

Karp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0111:40,2244,951
Poland2,6471:14,3592,084
Germany2,0621:39,0425,170
Russia1,3371:107,79613,150
Ukraine1,2731:35,7605,188
Canada3731:98,78210,734
Estonia3371:3,922338
Israel2511:34,0944,772
France2481:267,83441,280
Moldova2331:15,2852,614
Argentina2301:185,84115,524
Belarus2261:42,0407,222
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Australia1641:164,60817,026
England1551:359,47125,733
Sweden1531:64,3584,912
Finland1451:37,9084,850
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Romania681:295,26326,760
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
India261:29,502,515369,827
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Norway161:321,39331,311
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Barbados51:57,4901,721
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Kärp (85) & Kárp (19) are calculated separately.

Karp (874) may also be a first name.

Karp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the carp.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Karp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karp (Georgian: კარპ, Marathi: करपे, Russian: Карп, Tibetan: དཀརཔོ།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kärp or Kárp. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karp? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,157th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 368,300 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Karp reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Karp is also the 275,161st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 874 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 9,011 people, or 1 in 40,224. In The United States Karp is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Karp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 10,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Karp last name is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (64%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Karp surname are 40.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning 388,703 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.25% more than the national average, earning R 387,948 per year; in United States they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $54,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.71% more than the national average, earning $59,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärp9285/
Kárp9219/
Karpe8924,261/
Karpf892,719/
Karpp89365/
Karph894/
Karpt893/
Karpå891/
Karrp891/
Kharp891/
Kharpe80488/
Karphe80134/
Karppe8059/
Kaarpe803/
Khairp801/
Karpht801/
Karrpe801/
Kahrpe801/
Carp7515,592/
Korp751,211/
Karb75974/
Kerp75939/
Karpova73108,380/
Karpová7319/
Carpe672,352/
Korpe672,053/
Kharb671,419/
Kerpė67209/
Carpp67115/
Carps6792/
Karbs6779/
Kharv6764/
Kaurv6746/
Kerpf6738/
Karpfová6728/
Kuorp6727/
Karbø6711/
Kerpp6711/
Caarp678/
Korpp678/
Korph676/
Karbd675/
Koorp674/
Karbh674/
Kärpf673/
Cairp672/
Kairb672/
Karpfova672/
Karbt671/
Kerph671/
Kharpova671/
Khorp671/
Korpś671/
Karvø671/

Karp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karp in the Georgian language
კარპkarp-
Karp in the Tibetan language
དཀརཔོ།karpo-
Karp in the Marathi language
करपेkarape-
Karp in the Russian language
Карпkarp-

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