Karupa Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Karupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2001:12,0472,266
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Karupa (202) may also be a first name.

Karupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karupa (Hindi: करूपा, Marathi: करुपा, Oriya: କରୁପା) occurs most in Namibia. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karupa.

How Common Is The Last Name Karupa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 857,026th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Karupa are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 202 people.

The last name Karupa is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 12,047. In Namibia Karupa is mostly found in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 52 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 46 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Namibia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

Karupa Last Name Statistics demography

Karupa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.03% less than the national average, earning R 47,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karupa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karupa in the Oriya language
କରୁପାkarupa-
Karupa in the Hindi language
करूपाkarupa92.68
करुपाkarupa7.32
Karupa in the Marathi language
करुपाkarupa50
करूपाkarupa33.33
कृपाkrpa8.33
करुkaru8.33

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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 Karupa
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