Kerpe Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kerpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia981:20,9193,156
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India61:127,844,230863,365
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Kerpė (209), Kerpé (1) & Ķērpe (2) are calculated separately.

Kerpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerpe (Marathi: केप, Russian: Керпе) occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kerpė, Kerpé or Ķērpe. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 887,624th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kerpe are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 20,919. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 58 percent reside, Semigallia, where 23 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia Kerpe exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.

Kerpe Last Name Statistics demography

Kerpe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.98% more than the national average, earning $59,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerpė93209/
Kerpé931/
Kerpes9149/
Kerpeh9128/
Kierpe9117/
Kerpez9116/
Kerppe913/
Kerp89939/
Ķērpe872/
Kerpper835/
Kherpet831/
Kerpeah831/
Kerppes831/
Keerper830/
Karpe8024,261/
Körpe804,617/
Korpe802,053/
Kerps80317/
Kerpa80122/
Cerpe8090/
Krepe8086/
Kerpi8064/
Kirpe8042/
Kerpf8038/
Kerpp8011/
Kerph801/
Kyrpe801/
Kerpy801/
Kerppess774/
Kherphet771/
Karpeh732,631/
Kerpiç731,486/
Körper73766/
Karpee73518/
Kharpe73488/
Karpey73441/
Körpeş73342/
Karphe73134/
Kyorpe73102/
Karpie7399/
Cherpe7389/
Kiorpe7372/
Karppe7359/
Keerps7329/
Korpee7324/
Korpeh7322/
Karpei7320/
Korpie7313/
Kirper7311/
Kierpa7310/
Krephe7310/
Korpea738/
Kreppe738/
Karpea737/
Korpey735/
Kirpez734/
Karpej733/
Kaarpe733/
Kerpyi733/
Kherpa732/
Kerpys732/
Kerpiy732/
Kerpai732/
Körpez732/
Ķierpe731/
Krepej731/
Krepey731/
Korpeľ731/
Karrpe731/
Kahrpe731/
Körpes731/
Krepea731/
Kirpei731/
Cerppe731/
Kerb67296/
Krep67197/
Kärp6785/
Kirp6752/
Kirpeit6723/
Kerpaya6714/
Karpeah6714/
Kerpova6710/
Karbpea677/
Kerpych676/
Kerpays673/
Karpeeh672/
Cherpey671/
Krepphe671/
Kerpuis671/
Karpheh671/
Cerp671/
Korpieh671/
Kerpytė671/
Kyrp671/
Cerphey670/

Kerpe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerpe in the Marathi language
केपkepa-
Kerpe in the Russian language
Керпеkerpe-

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