Carofalo Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Carofalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carofalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1761:347,48141,349
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Carófalo (2) are calculated separately.

Carofalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carofalo occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Carófalo. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carofalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 990,978th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Carofalo are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name Carofalo is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 347,481. In Italy Carofalo is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 60 percent reside, Campania, where 36 percent reside and Piedmont, where 1 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Carofalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carofalo surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Carofalo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning €38,060 per year and in United States they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $50,217 USD per year.

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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 Carofalo
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