Karpos Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

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

Karpos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Karpoś (5) are calculated separately.

Karpos (33) may also be a first name.

Karpos Last Name Facts

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

Karpos (Arabic: كربوس, Russian: Карпос) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Karpoś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karpos is the 1,967,751st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Karpos live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Karpos is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 33 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Karpos is most common in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Ukraine, where 22 percent reside.

Karpos Last Name Statistics demography

Karpos earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.44% more than the national average, earning $57,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpoś945/
Karposh929/
Karpous922/
Kharposh861/
Karpus833,084/
Korpos83667/
Karpas83299/
Carpos8321/
Karpoz832/
Karposova805/
Korposh77552/
Karpats7759/
Kharpas7757/
Karpash7738/
Karpuse7718/
Karpass773/
Karpush773/
Karpuss772/
Korposz771/
Karpasz771/
Karpocz771/
Karpouz771/
Karphas771/
Carpoes770/
Karpoich7128/
Kharpuse7111/
Karpoicz715/
Kharpaas714/
Kharpase711/
Karpuz678,238/
Korpas67747/
Korpus67566/
Korpás67531/
Corpos67439/
Karpuzova67232/
Karpasova67190/
Carpus67183/
Karpáč6757/
Carpas6746/
Karpač6722/
Karpašová6721/
Korpoš6719/
Karpaz6718/
Karpaš6714/
Korposova679/
Karpusova677/
Karpuşova673/
Karpuś672/
Carpoz671/

Karpos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpos in the Russian language
Карпосkarpos-
Karpos in the Arabic language
كربوسkrbws-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karpos
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