Karupu Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Karupu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 305 | 1:7,900 | 1,523 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karupu (82) may also be a first name.
Karupu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karupu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karupu is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karupu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 820,032nd most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Karupu reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held given name globally, held by 82 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 7,900. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Kavango East Region, where 86 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 11 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karuppu | 92 | 42 | / |
| Kaurupu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Karupuu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kautrupu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Karruppu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karuppus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Korupu | 83 | 72 | / |
| Karipu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Kerupu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Carupu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karipui | 77 | 299 | / |
| Karippu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Karipuu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kariepu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kojjrupu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaaripuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koripu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Caripu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kouroupou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keripu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caripuy | 62 | 16 | / |
| Caripui | 62 | 2 | / |
| Corupuz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Carippu | 62 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Karupu
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