Kurupu Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kurupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1831:44,5565,479
India601:12,784,423224,716
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kurupu (78) may also be a first name.

Kurupu Last Name Facts

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

Kurupu (Oriya: କୁରୁପୁ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kurupu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurupu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurupu is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kurupu reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,091,646th most common forename in the world It is held by 78 people.

The last name Kurupu is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 44,556. In Papua New Guinea Kurupu is most common in: Hela, where 36 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 33 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuruppu9221,070/
Kaurupu9217/
Kuruput921/
Kautrupu868/
Kkuruppu861/
Kurupupp861/
Kurueppu861/
Kuruppus861/
Kurruppu861/
Korupu8372/
Kouroupou805/
Kurippu771/
Kuruppoo711/
Kiripu6740/

Kurupu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurupu in the Oriya language
କୁରୁପୁkurupu-

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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
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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 Kurupu
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