Karpouzis Surname
Approximately 772 people bear this surname
Karpouzis Surname User-submission:
The surname Karpouzis or Karpazis means 'watermelon'. Immigrants were given this surname mostly because they were watermelon farmers in Greece.
Karpouzis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 653 | 1:16,968 | 2,377 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| United States | 39 | 1:9,293,819 | 392,288 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Karpouzis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Karpouzis or Karpazis means 'watermelon'. Immigrants were given this surname mostly because they were watermelon farmers in Greece.
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Karpouzis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karpouzis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karpouzis occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karpouzis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 442,751st most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. Karpouzis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Karpouzis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 653 people, or 1 in 16,968. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 31 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 30 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Karpouzis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Karpouzis surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.
The amount Karpouzis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $58,664 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karpoutzis | 95 | 1 | / |
| Karpouzi | 94 | 395 | / |
| Karpozis | 94 | 3 | / |
| Karpousis | 89 | 27 | / |
| Karpouzie | 89 | 10 | / |
| Karpouzes | 89 | 9 | / |
| Carpouzis | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gkarpouzi | 89 | 4 | / |
| Karpouzzi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karpoyzis | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karpoucis | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karpuzi | 88 | 611 | / |
| Karpoutsis | 84 | 17 | / |
| Karpouza | 82 | 221 | / |
| Karpuzci | 82 | 13 | / |
| Karpazis | 82 | 6 | / |
| Carpuzis | 82 | 5 | / |
| Karpousi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karpusis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karpeazis | 78 | 24 | / |
| Carpousis | 78 | 21 | / |
| Karpatzis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karpouchtsis | 76 | 93 | / |
| Korpuzi | 75 | 28 | / |
| Karpusi | 75 | 25 | / |
| Karpuse | 75 | 18 | / |
| Karposi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Carpozi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Karpuci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carpoussis | 74 | 12 | / |
| Kharpuse | 71 | 11 | / |
| Carpuziz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karpeazi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karpasis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karpuchtsis | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karpatsis | 67 | 196 | / |
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