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

How Common Is The Last Name Carf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Carf occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Carf reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Carf is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 11 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 60 percent are found, Ohio, where 16 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Carf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 357 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carf surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% 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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