Carfin Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Argentina

Carfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Carfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carfin is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carfin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Carfin is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Carfin are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 50 percent reside and Virginia, where 50 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 20 percent reside.

Carfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carfin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charfin927/
Carfina922/
Sarfin83208/
Karfin8321/
Corfin8313/
Zarfin839/
Jarfin831/
Charfen7761/
Karfina7747/
Karfgin7738/
Carphin7731/
Tsarfin7729/
Karfing7717/
Searfin773/
Tzarfin773/
Charfén772/
Corfina771/
Courfin771/
Corpfin771/
Tsarfina7122/
Tzarfina711/
Sorfin6796/
Kerfin6792/
Korfin6778/
Sarfen676/
Corfim671/
Corfen671/
Jorfin671/

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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 Carfin
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