Karpis Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Karpis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania691:43,9807,317
Greece401:276,99541,298
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Karpiš (32), Karpiş (15) & Karpiś (1) are calculated separately.

Karpis (187) may also be a first name.

Karpis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karpis (Russian: Карпис) is found most in Lithuania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Karpiš, Karpiş or Karpiś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,079,669th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Karpis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Karpis live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 665,130th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 187 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lithuania, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 43,980. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Alytus County, where 88 percent live, Klaipėda County, where 4 percent live and Kaunas County, where 1 percent live. Other than Lithuania it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Karpis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karpis last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karpis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $46,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpiš9432/
Karpiş9415/
Karpiś941/
Karpisz92403/
Karpish9270/
Gkarpis921/
Karpiss921/
Karpaish86106/
Karpisch8647/
Karpiesz8615/
Carpis83132/
Karpes83123/
Karpiç8386/
Korpis8384/
Kerpis8340/
Karpys839/
Karpisova804/
Karpesh77348/
Carpios77135/
Karpysh77125/
Korpisz7731/
Korpies779/
Karpysz775/
Karppes773/
Karpese773/
Kárpisz772/
Karpyts772/
Carpist771/
Kerpuis771/
Karpiez771/
Korpios771/
Karpissová753/
Karpoich7128/
Korpisch7114/
Karpeitz719/
Karpoicz715/
Carpes673,888/
Kerpiç671,486/
Carpiz67520/
Korpys67280/
Corpis67105/
Kerpes6749/
Karpišová6743/
Korpes6717/
Korpiś6713/
Karpez675/
Korpès674/
Karpeć672/
Kerpys672/
Körpes671/
Karpyz671/

Karpis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpis in the Russian language
Карписkarpis-

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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 Karpis
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