Karpelev Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Karpelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Karpelev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karpelev (Russian: Карпелев) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpelev? popularity and diffusion

Karpelev is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Karpelev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Karpelev are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 968,568. In Ukraine Karpelev is most prevalent in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 64 percent are found, Kiev, where 15 percent are found and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 35 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Karpelev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karpelev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karpelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpelev in the Russian language
Карпелевkarpelev-

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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 Karpelev
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