Karpow Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Karpow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1231:309,01436,525
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Canada391:944,75971,777
England141:3,979,861125,553
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Finland131:422,82327,659
Norway91:571,36544,190
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Karpów (30) are calculated separately.

Karpow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karpow occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Karpów. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpow? popularity and diffusion

Karpow is the 801,116th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Karpow are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 309,014. Besides Poland it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Karpow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karpow surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Karpow earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning 353,775 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.19% more than the national average, earning $52,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $54,663 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpów9430/
Karpov83106,524/
Karpof837/
Karpaw831/
Karpova77108,380/
Karpovs77516/
Karpoff77473/
Karpoev7714/
Kharpov7713/
Karpoov773/
Kharpaw771/
Karpoof771/
Kkarpov771/
Carpoew771/
Karphoff712/
Karpfova712/
Kharpova711/
Carpov67706/
Korpov6739/
Karpav6738/
Kerpov6720/
Karpaf678/
Korpob675/
Karpovová672/
Korpów671/
Kerpaw671/
Karpovova671/
Karpuf671/
Carpova62200/
Carpoff6242/
Korpova6229/
Korpoev626/
Khorpov624/
Kárpova621/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Karpow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis