Kuripa Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kuripa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuripa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kuripa (40) may also be a first name.

Kuripa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuripa (Hindi: कुृपा, Russian: Курипа) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuripa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kuripa are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kuripa is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 99,602. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent live, Harare Province, where 32 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuripah9218/
Kuraipa9212/
Kouripa922/
Khuripah8621/
Kouripas861/
Kurepa83139/
Kurupa8387/
Koripa8340/
Kuripi8331/
Kiripa8318/
Curipa8316/
Kurypa831/
Kurzepa77665/
Kuripet7711/
Kiraipa777/
Kuruppa776/
Kurupaj775/
Kureipe774/
Khurepa772/
Kiripha771/
Kurzêpa771/
Kurupay771/
Kiriepa771/
Kureppa771/
Kutrzepa71228/
Kuripeth7116/
Kurzhepa7116/
Khurepad711/
Kirupa67418/
Curipe67172/
Korepa6772/
Kiripo6750/
Kurupo6738/
Koripi6737/
Qoripa6726/
Koripe6723/
Kurepe6719/
Curipi6715/
Kirepa675/
Kurepi674/
Kourehpaz673/
Koripo671/
Kuruppeah671/
Kouroypas671/
Korypa671/

Kuripa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuripa in the Hindi language
कुृपाkurpa60
कुरीपाkuripa40
Kuripa in the Russian language
Курипаkuripa-

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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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  • 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 Kuripa
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