The Karp surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,359 people carried this name — #5,914 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,300 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
2,426 people named Karp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,738 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 159 people named Karp.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Karp live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Karp.
- Karm 271 · U.S. census
- Karman 614 · U.S. census
- Karmann 275 · U.S. census
- Karolak 160 · U.S. census
- Karolczak 116 · U.S. census
- Karolewicz 133 · U.S. census
- Karpinski 2,840 · U.S. census
- Karr 9,635 · U.S. census
- Karrer 566 · U.S. census
- Karst 1,767 · U.S. census
- Kasbarian 150 · U.S. census
- Kaspar 1,898 · U.S. census
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