Carf Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Carf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Čarf (3) are calculated separately.

Carf (11) may also be a first name.

Carf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carf is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Čarf. Click here for further possible spellings of Carf.

How Common Is The Last Name Carf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Carf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Carf live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Carf is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname Carf is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 60 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Carf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carf last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Carf earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čarf923/
Scarf89895/
Charf89470/
Carfì8949/
Carfe8944/
Carff8938/
Carft894/
Carrf892/
Gcarf891/
Scarff802,589/
Scarfì8077/
Charff8059/
Charfe8046/
Carfhe802/
Chairf802/
Jarf75669/
Sarf75576/
Carb75287/
Zarf75205/
Karf75106/
Corf75106/
Carv7516/
Qarf755/
Carw753/
Tscharf73145/
Scahrff731/
Chaharf731/
Tcharfe730/
Karpf672,719/
Karfe671,160/
Sarff67809/
Corfe67567/
Corff67120/
Kaurf6745/
Karff6737/
Charb6732/
Zarwf6731/
Kharf6722/
Jarfe6720/
Zarft6715/
Sarrf6712/
Corfs6710/
Sahrf678/
Zarfs677/
Sairf676/
Djarf676/
Jarwf676/
Saarf675/
Charw675/
Saurf674/
Chorf674/
Searf673/
Tzarf673/
Charv673/
Zarfe672/
Zairf672/
Dzarf671/
Rzarf671/
Sarwf671/
Tsarf671/
Zaarf671/
Jarff671/
Jarft671/
Corrf671/
Corft671/
Kaerf671/
Carvs670/
Quarf670/

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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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  • 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 Carf
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