Karpiak Surname

157,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Karpiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,4591:31,2014,511
Poland7561:50,2767,938
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Israel381:225,20121,188
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Karpiák (2) & Kárpiák (1) are calculated separately.

Karpiak Last Name Facts

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

Karpiak occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Karpiák or Kárpiák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpiak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,600th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,626,143 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Karpiak are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Karpiak is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,459 people, or 1 in 31,201. In Ukraine Karpiak is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 52 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Chernivtsi Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Karpiak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karpiak are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Karpiak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpiák952/
Kárpiák901/
Karpyak86205/
Karpjak8617/
Korpiak8615/
Karpiok862/
Karpiaková8217/
Karpiakova823/
Karp'yak801/
Carpiac7114/
Karpják7110/
Karpjaková7110/
Korpyak713/
Karpyakova711/
Karpyok711/
Khorpyak671/
Karpjáková596/
Korpyakova595/
Carpeac5714/
Carpioq571/
Khorpyakova5619/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karpiak
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