Karupan Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
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Karupan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karupan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
India381:20,185,931296,209
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Karupan (46) may also be a first name.

Karupan Last Name Facts

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

Karupan (Hindi: करुपन, Marathi: करुपन) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karupan.

How Common Is The Last Name Karupan? popularity and diffusion

Karupan is the 1,465,390th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Karupan live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Karupan is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 46 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 567,197. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 38 percent live, Negeri Sembilan, where 23 percent live and Penang, where 15 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 21 percent live.

Karupan Last Name Statistics demography

Karupan earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 231.93% more than the national average, earning R 788,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kairupan931,940/
Karuppan931,068/
Kaerupan9314/
Kayrupan937/
Karrupan931/
Karuipan931/
Kaurupan931/
Kairuphan8814/
Karruppan885/
Kairupang884/
Karuppann882/
Khairupan881/
Karipan8610/
Carupan869/
Korupan864/
Carrupan8067/
Kauripan8037/
Catrupan8019/
Keyrupan806/
Karupong805/
Keruppan801/
Karutpong751/
Karipahan751/
Caripan71844/
Corupan7154/
Koripan7114/
Karipon713/
Kharuphong711/
Carripan6791/
Cauripan6718/
Korupong671/
Carrupán671/
Kariepoun6314/

Karupan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karupan in the Hindi language
करुपनkarupana-
Karupan in the Marathi language
करुपनkarupana51.16
करूपनkarupana9.3
करपनkarapana9.3
करपलkarapala4.65
करुपनादुराईkarupanadura'i4.65
कृपणkrpana4.65
करपणkarapana4.65
करुपणkarupana4.65
करुkaru2.33
कुरपनkurapana2.33
करूपानkarupana2.33

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