Karupu Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Karupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3051:7,9001,523
India241:31,961,058386,265
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Karupu is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karupu.

How Common Is The Last Name Karupu? popularity and diffusion

Karupu is the 820,032nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Karupu are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Karupu is also the 1,060,447th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 82 people.

This surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 7,900. In Namibia Karupu is most numerous in: Kavango East Region, where 86 percent live, Khomas Region, where 11 percent live and Hardap Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Ukraine, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karuppu9242/
Kaurupu9217/
Karupuu9212/
Kautrupu868/
Karruppu861/
Karuppus861/
Korupu8372/
Karipu8347/
Kerupu832/
Carupu831/
Karipui77299/
Karippu7726/
Karipuu7712/
Kariepu773/
Kojjrupu713/
Kaaripuu711/
Koripu6719/
Caripu6710/
Kouroupou675/
Keripu671/
Caripuy6216/
Caripui622/
Corupuz621/
Carippu621/

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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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