Karps Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Karps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 83 | 1:24,699 | 3,755 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Karps (63) may also be a first name.
Karps Demographics
Average Karps Salary in
United States
$45,489 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karps (Russian: Карпс) is found most frequently in Latvia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karps.
How Common Is The Last Name Karps? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,385,851st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Karps reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 24,699. In Latvia Karps is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 59 percent are found, Semigallia, where 25 percent are found and Latgale, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Karps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Karps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karps surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karps Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Karps earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning $40,696 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karpss | 91 | 31 | / |
| Kerps | 80 | 317 | / |
| Korps | 80 | 146 | / |
| Carps | 80 | 92 | / |
| Karbs | 80 | 79 | / |
| Korpås | 73 | 69 | / |
| Keerps | 73 | 29 | / |
| Carpse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carpps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koerps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Karbsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaerbsch | 62 | 2 | / |
| Korpsova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kerbs | 60 | 2,562 | / |
| Corps | 60 | 624 | / |
| Körbs | 60 | 245 | / |
| Korbs | 60 | 74 | / |
| Carbs | 60 | 21 | / |
| Cērps | 60 | 2 | / |
| Korpś | 60 | 1 | / |
| Korvs | 60 | 1 | / |
| Carvs | 60 | 0 | / |
| Corpse | 55 | 55 | / |
| Keerbs | 55 | 31 | / |
| Koerbs | 55 | 27 | / |
| Kärvås | 55 | 9 | / |
| Khorbs | 55 | 3 | / |
| Coorps | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kerbsz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Karbch | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kärbsch | 50 | 3 | / |
| Kharbch | 50 | 2 | / |
| Korbsch | 50 | 2 | / |
Karps Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karps in the Russian language | ||
| Карпс | karps | - |
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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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- 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 Karps
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