Korpi Surname

103,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Korpi Surname User-submission:

The Finnish word for 'backwoods' or 'wilderness'.

Korpi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,5671:2,141327
United States1,4261:254,17924,111
Sweden2921:33,7222,746
Canada751:491,27542,011
India511:15,040,498247,985
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Greece151:738,65380,079
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Körpi (203) are calculated separately.

Korpi (64) may also be a first name.

Korpi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Finnish word for 'backwoods' or 'wilderness'.

- finnhawk

Korpi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korpi (Russian: Корпи) has its highest incidence in Finland. It can also be rendered as a variant: Körpi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korpi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 103,383rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,602,011 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Korpi reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in Scandinavia. Korpi is also the 1,223,525th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 64 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 2,567 people, or 1 in 2,141. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 25 percent live, Southern Ostrobothnia, where 16 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent live. Aside from Finland Korpi is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Korpi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korpi surname are 11.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Korpi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körpi93203/
Korppi91369/
Korpai91247/
Korpio9118/
Korpoi9115/
Korpie9113/
Korpiś9113/
Korpiy914/
Kourpi911/
Kourpai83420/
Korpich8353/
Korpisz8331/
Koirepi8311/
Korpieh831/
Korppio831/
Korpe802,053/
Korpa80672/
Karpi80510/
Corpi80187/
Kerpi8064/
Kurpi8058/
Kárpi8049/
Kêrpi802/
Korpy801/
Korpisch7714/
Karppi731,114/
Karpyi73569/
Kurpis73347/
Korpys73280/
Korpyś73138/
Karpiy73124/
Corpiz73116/
Corpis73105/
Karpio73105/
Karpie7399/
Kharpi7396/
Kourpa7395/
Karpiç7386/
Karpai7361/
Kurpiś7358/
Karpiš7332/
Corpio7329/
Korpee7324/
Korpeh7322/
Karpei7320/
Korpes7317/
Korpez7316/
Karpij7315/
Kurpai7315/
Karpiş7315/
Korpea738/
Khurpi736/
Corpie736/
Korpey735/
Karphi734/
Korpès734/
Gkorpa734/
Kerpyi733/
Kerpiy732/
Korpfa732/
Kerpai732/
Korpay731/
Karpoi731/
Kurpie731/
Korpha731/
Karpiś731/
Khorpa731/
Korpeľ731/
Korpyć731/
Kourpe731/
Corpit731/
Kurpoi731/
Kurpisz671,119/
Karpisz67403/
Karpiej67398/
Korpysz67324/
Kurpich6765/
Korpych6730/
Kurpuis6724/
Korpets678/
Khurpai677/
Korpess675/
Korpejs674/
Karpait673/
Corpuiz672/
Kárpisz672/
Korphed672/
Korpaya672/
Kharpai672/
Kathrpi671/
Karpiey671/
Karpiss671/
Korhppa671/
Korpecz671/
Korpett671/
Kurpois671/
Corpich671/
Khorpes671/
Khorpez671/
Kurpiej671/
Kurpiss671/
Gkarpis671/
Khorpet671/
Kourper670/
Karpitt670/

Korpi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korpi in the Russian language
Корпиkorpi-

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