Karp Surname
Approximately 19,787 people bear this surname
Karp Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the carp.
Karp Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 9,011 | 1:40,224 | 4,951 |
Poland | 2,647 | 1:14,359 | 2,084 |
Germany | 2,062 | 1:39,042 | 5,170 |
Russia | 1,337 | 1:107,796 | 13,150 |
Ukraine | 1,273 | 1:35,760 | 5,188 |
Canada | 373 | 1:98,782 | 10,734 |
Estonia | 337 | 1:3,922 | 338 |
Israel | 251 | 1:34,094 | 4,772 |
France | 248 | 1:267,834 | 41,280 |
Moldova | 233 | 1:15,285 | 2,614 |
Argentina | 230 | 1:185,841 | 15,524 |
Belarus | 226 | 1:42,040 | 7,222 |
South Africa | 187 | 1:289,720 | 28,200 |
Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
England | 155 | 1:359,471 | 25,733 |
Sweden | 153 | 1:64,358 | 4,912 |
Finland | 145 | 1:37,908 | 4,850 |
Thailand | 122 | 1:579,003 | 98,779 |
Romania | 68 | 1:295,263 | 26,760 |
Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
Transnistria | 38 | 1:12,492 | 2,466 |
Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
Lithuania | 7 | 1:433,513 | 18,290 |
Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
Barbados | 5 | 1:57,490 | 1,721 |
Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
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.
Karp Demographics
Average Male Karp Height
177.24 cm
Average Female Karp Height
162.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Kärp | 92 | 85 | / |
Kárp | 92 | 19 | / |
Karpe | 89 | 24,261 | / |
Karpf | 89 | 2,719 | / |
Karpp | 89 | 365 | / |
Karph | 89 | 4 | / |
Karpt | 89 | 3 | / |
Karpå | 89 | 1 | / |
Karrp | 89 | 1 | / |
Kharp | 89 | 1 | / |
Kharpe | 80 | 488 | / |
Karphe | 80 | 134 | / |
Karppe | 80 | 59 | / |
Kaarpe | 80 | 3 | / |
Khairp | 80 | 1 | / |
Karpht | 80 | 1 | / |
Karrpe | 80 | 1 | / |
Kahrpe | 80 | 1 | / |
Carp | 75 | 15,592 | / |
Korp | 75 | 1,211 | / |
Karb | 75 | 974 | / |
Kerp | 75 | 939 | / |
Karpova | 73 | 108,380 | / |
Karpová | 73 | 19 | / |
Carpe | 67 | 2,352 | / |
Korpe | 67 | 2,053 | / |
Kharb | 67 | 1,419 | / |
Kerpė | 67 | 209 | / |
Carpp | 67 | 115 | / |
Carps | 67 | 92 | / |
Karbs | 67 | 79 | / |
Kharv | 67 | 64 | / |
Kaurv | 67 | 46 | / |
Kerpf | 67 | 38 | / |
Karpfová | 67 | 28 | / |
Kuorp | 67 | 27 | / |
Karbø | 67 | 11 | / |
Kerpp | 67 | 11 | / |
Caarp | 67 | 8 | / |
Korpp | 67 | 8 | / |
Korph | 67 | 6 | / |
Karbd | 67 | 5 | / |
Koorp | 67 | 4 | / |
Karbh | 67 | 4 | / |
Kärpf | 67 | 3 | / |
Cairp | 67 | 2 | / |
Kairb | 67 | 2 | / |
Karpfova | 67 | 2 | / |
Karbt | 67 | 1 | / |
Kerph | 67 | 1 | / |
Kharpova | 67 | 1 | / |
Khorp | 67 | 1 | / |
Korpś | 67 | 1 | / |
Karvø | 67 | 1 | / |
Karp Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
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Karp in the Georgian language | ||
კარპ | karp | - |
Karp in the Tibetan language | ||
དཀརཔོ། | karpo | - |
Karp in the Marathi language | ||
करपे | karape | - |
Karp in the Russian language | ||
Карп | karp | - |
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