Caraffa Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Caraffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caraffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4381:139,62722,195
Argentina1911:223,78818,393
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
France431:1,544,714145,815
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Caraffa (11) may also be a first name.

Caraffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caraffa is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caraffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,348th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Caraffa are found; 47 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 139,627. In Italy Caraffa is most prevalent in: Basilicata, where 21 percent live, Lombardy, where 19 percent live and Sicily, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Caraffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caraffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caraffa surname increased 15,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caraffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caraffa last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caraffa earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning €29,307 per year and in United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carraffa93161/
Ciaraffa93146/
Carafa922,662/
Karaffa861,222/
Carrafa86793/
Caraffi86447/
Charafa8680/
Caraffo8623/
Carafas8611/
Scarafa868/
Carafad862/
Saraffa861/
Caraffe861/
Giaraffa8054/
Ciaraffo8051/
Choraffa801/
Scarafìa801/
Carreffa801/
Sarafa777,907/
Karafa771,364/
Carafi77211/
Zarafa77174/
Jarafa7750/
Carafí7718/
Carafo776/
Qarafa775/
Corafa771/
Carafă771/
Giarraffa75388/
Carraffet751/
Charafi715,504/
Zarafat711,306/
Chorafa71147/
Charafe7165/
Sarrafa7144/
Karafas7140/
Sarafah7127/
Zarafah7125/
Karoffa7122/
Carafos7119/
Kharafa7112/
Jarafat7110/
Charafo719/
Carafiz716/
Jarrafa715/
Karaffy715/
Karafay714/
Sahrafa713/
Carrefa712/
Sarafai712/
Sarafha712/
Qarafah712/
Zarrafa712/
Zarafea712/
Karaffi711/
Karasfa711/
Saroffa711/
Carrafi711/
Caraifi711/
Jarafad711/
Corgafa711/
Charafy711/
Djarafa711/
Saraufa711/
Qarafai711/
Kaarafa711/
Kasrafa711/
Charrafi67514/
Chourafa67177/
Sarrafah6723/
Sarrafha6712/
Jairaffo6710/
Karafaiz6710/
Karafath677/
Giarrafa676/
Zaraffee675/
Courafas672/
Karafazz671/
Carafoot671/
Saharafa671/
Kharafat671/
Giaraffo671/
Catroffe671/
Kharoffa671/
Charoufa671/
Charafih671/
Charafii671/
Zaraifah671/
Karaafay671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Caraffa
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