Karuppiah Surname

77,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Karuppiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karuppiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,0201:14,6011,487
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
India8961:856,10037,694
United Arab Emirates4701:19,4942,284
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Singapore2231:24,698975
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
England631:884,41445,970
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia291:930,88655,860
Oman131:283,6904,528
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Karuppiah (2,393) may also be a first name.

Karuppiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karuppiah (Marathi: करुपैया) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karuppiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,828th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,160,068 people. Karuppiah is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Karuppiah reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karuppiah is also the 151,754th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 2,393 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,020 people, or 1 in 14,601. In Malaysia Karuppiah is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 38 percent reside, Perak, where 11 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 29 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Karuppiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karuppiah last name are 23.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Karuppiah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.49% more than the national average, earning $64,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karuppiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karuppiah in the Marathi language
करुपैयाkarupaiya-

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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 Karuppiah
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