Karpal Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

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

Karpal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2251:3,409,17997,838
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England131:4,286,005132,302
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karpal (2,401) may also be a first name.

Karpal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karpal (Bengali: করপাল, Hindi: करपाल, Marathi: पाल, Russian: Карпаль) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karpal is the 691,116th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Karpal reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karpal is also the 151,451st most common first name in the world, held by 2,401 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 3,409,179. In India Karpal is most frequent in: Haryana, where 41 percent are found, Tripura, where 22 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 11 percent are found. Aside from India it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Karpal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karpal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karpal last name grew 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karpal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karpal last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Karpal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharpal9235/
Karpale9228/
Karpaul9219/
Karpeal9216/
Karphal921/
Karpalle866/
Kharpale862/
Kearphal861/
Karpatil861/
Karpatel861/
Korpal831,954/
Karpol83109/
Kerpal8364/
Carpal8338/
Karpalova8051/
Kharpatil8037/
Karpalová8011/
Kheatrpal801/
Khaitrpal801/
Keerpal7743/
Carpeal7727/
Kerpaul7713/
Korpall7712/
Kharpol777/
Karpool772/
Karpole771/
Kherpal771/
Keirpal771/
Keerpaul712/
Koorpaul711/
Korpol67351/
Carpol6732/
Corpal6725/
Korpalová6716/
Kerpol6712/
Korpalova673/
Carpalova672/
Korpał671/
Karpolova671/

Karpal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpal in the Bengali language
করপালkarapala-
Karpal in the Hindi language
करपालkarapala71.91
कृपालkrpala12.36
क़पालqapala5.62
कर्पालkarpala4.49
कपालkapala2.25
क्रपालkrapala1.12
कर्पलkarpala1.12
कारपालkarapala1.12
Karpal in the Marathi language
पालpala50
करपालkarapala50
Karpal in the Russian language
Карпальkarpal-

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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 Karpal
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