Karupaiya Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karupaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karupaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India71:109,580,769786,157

Karupaiya (31) may also be a first name.

Karupaiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karupaiya (Marathi: करुपैया) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karupaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karupaiya is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karupaiya are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Karupaiya is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name globally, held by 31 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Karupaiya is most frequent in: Malacca, where 54 percent live, Selangor, where 23 percent live and Kedah, where 8 percent live. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 31 percent live and India, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karupaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karupaiya in the Marathi language
करुपैयाkarupaiya80
करूपैयाkarupaiya20

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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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  • 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 Karupaiya
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