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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 most common in The United States. It can also occur as: Kärp or Kárp. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karp? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 27,157th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 368,300 people. The last name Karp occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Karp live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 275,161st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 874 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9,011 people, or 1 in 40,224. In The United States Karp is most prevalent in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.
Karp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Karp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karp surname grew 10,357 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing 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 last name are 40.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.65% being registered to vote for 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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