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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Čarf. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Carf is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Carf are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 11 people.

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

Carf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carf last name increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carf are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political 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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  • 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 Carf
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