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Where Does The Last Name Carafa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Carafa (Arabic: كارافا) is most common in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Carafă. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carafa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 163,213^th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,737,621 people. The last name Carafa is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Carafa are found; 76 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944^th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Italy, where it is carried by 1,998 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Italy it is most common in: Apulia, where 50 percent reside, Abruzzo, where 22 percent reside and Campania, where 7 percent reside. Barring Italy this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Carafa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Carafa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carafa last name rose 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carafa Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Carafa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carafa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.84% more than the national average, earning €47,100 per year; in United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,180 CAD per year.