Karppanen Surname
Approximately 872 people bear this surname
Karppanen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 813 | 1:6,761 | 1,061 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karppanen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karppanen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karppanen occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karppanen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 402,505th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. The surname Karppanen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Karppanen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 813 people, or 1 in 6,761. In Finland Karppanen is most common in: Uusimaa, where 19 percent reside, North Karelia, where 18 percent reside and Pirkanmaa, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Finland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karppainen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Karpanen | 94 | 9 | / |
| Karpponen | 89 | 3 | / |
| Karppeinen | 84 | 1 | / |
| Karpanin | 82 | 77 | / |
| Carpanen | 82 | 74 | / |
| Karpanyn | 82 | 5 | / |
| Karponen | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karpanina | 78 | 52 | / |
| Karpanyna | 78 | 9 | / |
| Kharponen | 78 | 3 | / |
| Carpanin | 71 | 251 | / |
| Carpenen | 71 | 171 | / |
| Kärpänen | 71 | 154 | / |
| Carponen | 71 | 49 | / |
| Karpenin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Karponin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Korpeinen | 67 | 46 | / |
| Karpounin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kharponyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrpenin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharponin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carponin | 59 | 11 | / |
| Karponina | 56 | 6 | / |
| Corpaning | 56 | 1 | / |
| Carponing | 56 | 0 | / |
| Kharponina | 53 | 3 | / |
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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
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- 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 Karppanen
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