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
Karp Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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།) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Kärp or Kárp. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karp? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karp is the 27,157th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 368,300 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Karp reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 275,161st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 874 people.
The surname Karp is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,011 people, or 1 in 40,224. In The United States Karp is primarily found in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.
Karp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Karp has changed over time. 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 adherence of those holding the Karp surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (64%) in Belarus and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Karp last name are 40.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.65% 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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