Karppela Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karppela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karppela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland111:499,70030,478
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Karppela Last Name Facts

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

Karppela is found most frequently in Finland. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karppela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Karppela are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland Karppela is mostly concentrated in: Kymenlaakso, where 91 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Finland Karppela exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpela9315/
Karppila8869/
Karppala8862/
Karppola8815/
Karpiela881/
Korpela806,126/
Carpela80214/
Karpala80123/
Karpola8081/
Karpeli8045/
Karpila809/
Karpele805/
Karpelo803/
Korpiela7548/
Kerppola7546/
Korppila7543/
Karpiola7538/
Kharpola7518/
Karpelee755/
Korpelia752/
Kerppila751/
Karpelès751/
Karpeele751/
Karrpala751/
Karpeleh751/
Karpelecz714/
Karpoliah712/
Karpoleah711/
Kharpaila711/
Karpała67552/
Carpila67388/
Carpitella67365/
Karpalo6765/
Korpala6754/
Karpilo6736/
Korpola6730/
Korpeli6724/
Karpało6711/
Korpele6710/
Carpeli674/
Corpela673/
Carpala672/
Karpylo671/
Carpola671/

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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 Karppela
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