Karppinen Surname

65,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Karppinen Surname User-submission:

The Karppinen surname means 'trader' in the Hanseatic League. Originating in the 11th to 12th century AD consisted mainly of German, Gotland and Finnish traders in the Baltic area mainly by ship. They served under the legendary Henry the lion Duke of Bavaria both as merchants and crew in the protective armada.

Karppinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland6,7591:81396
Sweden4091:24,0751,957
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia891:303,32226,493
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Norway251:205,69123,411
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Karppinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karppinen surname means 'trader' in the Hanseatic League. Originating in the 11th to 12th century AD consisted mainly of German, Gotland and Finnish traders in the Baltic area mainly by ship. They served under the legendary Henry the lion Duke of Bavaria both as merchants and crew in the protective armada.

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Karppinen Last Name Facts

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

Karppinen (Russian: Карппинен) has its highest incidence in Finland. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karppinen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karppinen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,612th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 958,131 people. Karppinen is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Karppinen live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 6,759 people, or 1 in 813. In Finland Karppinen is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside, Northern Savonia, where 17 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 17 percent reside. Barring Finland Karppinen is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Karppinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karppinen last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karppinen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning 323,373 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karppainen951/
Karppeinen951/
Karpinen94192/
Korppinen8967/
Karpinienė844/
Korpinen821,220/
Carpinen8223/
Karpinin827/
Korpeinen7846/
Karpinina786/
Kharpunen785/
Karpunin713,413/
Karpunyn71186/
Carpenen71171/
Kärpänen71154/
Korpunen71122/
Karpenin7111/
Karpynin714/
Karpynyn713/
Karpenina6714/
Karpenyna673/
Karpynyna671/
Karrpenin671/
Karpynina671/
Korpunin596/
Korpunyn591/
Carpunin591/
Carpening565/
Corpining561/

Karppinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karppinen in the Russian language
Карппиненkarppinen-

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