Karpen Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Karpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:501,32642,168
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Luxembourg671:8,6651,371
Guyana421:18,1482,339
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Karpen (470) may also be a first name.

Karpen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karpen (Marathi: करपेन, Russian: Карпен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,527th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Karpen are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Karpen is also the 392,739th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 470 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Karpen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karpen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karpen surname rose 2,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karpen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karpen surname are 38.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Karpen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.76% more than the national average, earning R 303,600 per year and in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpfen9247/
Karpien9221/
Karpenk922/
Kharpen921/
Karpienė8674/
Karbpeng865/
Kairpeng863/
Karppeng861/
Karppien861/
Karpentt861/
Carpen832,169/
Karpin831,863/
Karpyn831,448/
Kerpen83677/
Korpen8350/
Körpen831/
Karpenova804/
Karpina771,179/
Karpyna77433/
Carpent77352/
Körppen7719/
Carpien7713/
Karpink7713/
Kerpaen777/
Karpień776/
Korpien772/
Kharpin771/
Karpuin771/
Korppen771/
Carpn732/
Kerpienė71278/
Kharpion717/
Carpenne711/
Keirppen710/
Carpenth710/
Koerppen710/
Carpin672,253/
Corpen67140/
Korpin6735/
Karpinova6723/
Carpén6720/
Kerpin6715/
Korpyn676/
Carpem673/
Karpynova673/
Karpiń672/
Carpăn672/
Karpim672/
Carpenova671/
Karpym671/
Carpenová671/

Karpen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpen in the Marathi language
करपेनkarapena93.33
करुपनkarupana6.67
Karpen in the Russian language
Карпенkarpen-

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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 Karpen
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