Carraffa Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Carraffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carraffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1211:505,42750,992
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Carraffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carraffa is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Carraffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carraffa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Carraffa are found; 86 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent are found in Italic Europe.

Carraffa is most frequently held in Italy, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 505,427. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 68 percent live, Lazio, where 17 percent live and Lombardy, where 11 percent live. Excluding Italy it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Carraffa Last Name Statistics demography

Carraffa earn more than double the average income. In Italy they earn 291.2% more than the national average, earning €117,478 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caraffa93944/
Carrafa93793/
Ciaraffa88146/
Carreffa881/
Carafa862,662/
Giarraffa82388/
Carraffet821/
Karaffa801,222/
Caraffi80447/
Charafa8080/
Sarrafa8044/
Caraffo8023/
Carafas8011/
Scarafa808/
Jarrafa805/
Zarrafa802/
Carrefa802/
Carafad802/
Saraffa801/
Caraffe801/
Carrafi801/
Charrafi75514/
Giaraffa7554/
Ciaraffo7551/
Sarrafah7523/
Sarrafha7512/
Giarrafa756/
Choraffa751/
Scarafìa751/
Sarafa717,907/
Karafa711,364/
Carafi71211/
Zarafa71174/
Jarafa7150/
Carafí7118/
Carafo716/
Qarafa715/
Carafă711/
Giarraffo711/
Corafa711/
Charafi675,504/
Zarafat671,306/
Chorafa67147/
Charafe6765/
Karrofa6742/
Karafas6740/
Sarafah6727/
Zarafah6725/
Karoffa6722/
Carafos6719/
Kharafa6712/
Sarrofa6710/
Jarafat6710/
Charafo679/
Jarraffoux677/
Carafiz676/
Karaffy675/
Sarrafo675/
Karafay674/
Zarrafi674/
Karrafi674/
Sahrafa673/
Sarafha672/
Sarafai672/
Qarafah672/
Zarafea672/
Qarafai671/
Kaarafa671/
Saraufa671/
Djarafa671/
Charafy671/
Corgafa671/
Karaffi671/
Kasrafa671/
Karasfa671/
Saroffa671/
Caraifi671/
Jarafad671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carraffa
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