Korpela Surname

79,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Korpela Surname User-submission:

The Korpela surname is derived from the Finnish word korpi, meaning 'backwoods' or an 'area far away from civilization', and the common surname suffix -la.

Korpela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4,9931:1,101142
United States7241:500,63442,111
Sweden1941:50,7563,920
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Norway121:428,52437,411
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Korpela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Korpela surname is derived from the Finnish word korpi, meaning 'backwoods' or an 'area far away from civilization', and the common surname suffix -la.

- rocknroll

Korpela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korpela (Russian: Корпела) is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korpela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,600th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,189,609 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Korpela reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is carried by 4,993 people, or 1 in 1,101. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 22 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 11 percent live and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Finland this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Korpela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korpela are 8.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Korpela earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning 282,841 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $40,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $56,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korpiela9348/
Korpelia932/
Korpala8654/
Kurpela8632/
Korpola8630/
Korpeli8624/
Karpela8615/
Korpele8610/
Corpela863/
Kurpiela80511/
Korppila8043/
Korpiola8027/
Korpeleh8016/
Karppela8013/
Korpolla809/
Karpiela801/
Kourpeli801/
Kourpelis751/
Korpała71358/
Korpalo71237/
Carpela71214/
Karpala71123/
Karpola7181/
Karpeli7145/
Korpilo7118/
Kurpely7111/
Karpila719/
Korpolo717/
Korpylo716/
Karpele715/
Karpelo713/
Kurpeli711/
Corpola711/
Korpało711/
Corpelo710/
Corpelet6780/
Karppila6769/
Karppala6762/
Kerppola6746/
Karpiola6738/
Kharpola6718/
Karppola6715/
Kurpieła675/
Karpelee675/
Karpelès671/
Kerppila671/
Karpeele671/
Karpeleh671/
Karrpala671/
Corpolla671/

Korpela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korpela in the Russian language
Корпелаkorpela-

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