Karpu Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karpu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2071:21,2972,125
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Indonesia911:1,453,28898,507
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579

Karpu (726) may also be a first name.

Karpu Last Name Facts

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

Karpu (Hindi: करपु, Marathi: करपु, Oriya: କପୁର୍, Russian: Карпу) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Karpu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpu? popularity and diffusion

Karpu is the 638,206th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Karpu live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Karpu is also the 306,159th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 726 people.

The surname Karpu is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 21,297. In Liberia Karpu is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 55 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 17 percent are found and Bong County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpau9132/
Karpuj9129/
Karpou919/
Karpuś912/
Kaarpu911/
Karpuch8316/
Khairpu836/
Karpuss832/
Karpous832/
Kadtrpu831/
Karpouz831/
Korpu80632/
Carpu807/
Kerpu804/
Khairepu773/
Korput73190/
Carpus73183/
Karpoe73181/
Carpou7342/
Korpuh7325/
Carpuz7310/
Korppu739/
Karpoo737/
Kotrpu734/
Korpuz733/
Korpou731/
Korpuś731/
Korrpu731/
Korpau731/
Karpuhova713/
Carpuch6711/
Korpusz679/
Korpouz674/
Korpush672/
Carpeue671/
Chearpu671/
Kothrpu671/
Kourpuu671/
Korpuch671/
Carpaux670/

Karpu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karpu in the Marathi language
करपुkarapu64.29
कारपूkarapu28.57
कपूर्kapur7.14
Karpu in the Hindi language
करपुkarapu50
करपूkarapu50
Karpu in the Oriya language
କପୁର୍kapur50
କପୁମାଝୀkapumajhi50
Karpu in the Russian language
Карпуkarpu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karpu
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