Carefull Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Carefull Surname Definition:

(English) Sorrowful, Anxious [Old English carfull]

Carefull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Carefull (12) may also be a first name.

Carefull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Sorrowful, Anxious [Old English carfull]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Carefull Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carefull occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carefull? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Carefull occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Carefull live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

Carefull is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 28 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 19 percent reside and Greater London, where 16 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Carefull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carefull has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Carefull last name expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carrefull941/
Careful9330/
Sareful8014/
Jareful801/
Jareeful751/
Sareeful751/
Sariful671,525/
Jariful6748/
Zariful675/
Karaful671/
Soreful671/
Sahriful637/
Zarifullova635/
Saariful631/
Kariphull591/
Zarifulova564/
Soriful531,096/
Joriful531/
Sariphul503/
Karaphul503/
Jariphul501/

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