Karaf Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Karaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Turkey861:904,90042,475
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Karaf (24) may also be a first name.

Karaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karaf (Hindi: करफ, Marathi: करफ, Russian: Караф) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaf? popularity and diffusion

Karaf is the 793,288th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Karaf are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Karaf is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Apart from Saudi Arabia it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Karaf Last Name Statistics demography

Karaf earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karraf911,329/
Karafe9198/
Karaff9167/
Kharaf9124/
Kairaf917/
Karafh911/
Karapf911/
Kharraf83385/
Kharauf832/
Karaafe832/
Karafch831/
Khatraf831/
Karafsh831/
Kharafe831/
Kaurauf830/
Karav802,777/
Keraf80684/
Karaw80381/
Karof8030/
Qaraf802/
Koraf802/
Caraf801/
Karafová77372/
Karafova7719/
Kausrauf770/
Kharav7310,464/
Karova732,846/
Karowa731,169/
Kaurav73885/
Karouf73511/
Karaph73217/
Karoff73189/
Karhof73127/
Karauw7380/
Kairav7334/
Kayrav7319/
Kauraw7313/
Qarraf739/
Kairof739/
Korafe739/
Karrof738/
Karaiv734/
Caraif734/
Karoof733/
Karayv733/
Kheraf733/
Kerraf733/
Kairaw733/
Karasv732/
Kharof732/
Kharaw732/
Karaaw732/
Karofe732/
Keraif732/
Kareaw732/
Karopf731/
Koraff731/
Caraft731/
Karavh731/
Karaab731/
Kaarab731/
Qarhaf731/
Qahraf731/
Qaraaf731/
Koraif731/
Kouraf731/
Kaurof730/
Carauf730/
Karaffová71300/
Karaffova7112/
Kharouf675,136/
Kairova672,946/
Kaurova672,407/
Kherraf67716/
Karhoff67496/
Kaarova67433/
Khairav67349/
Kayrova67257/
Kargova67190/
Kharova67173/
Kheraif67103/
Karaphe6780/
Kharaab6767/
Kairoff6747/
Keraiff6731/
Karhova6720/
Kauroff6720/
Kahrhof6715/
Karrova6714/
Karzhav6712/
Kharoof6711/
Kharowa6710/
Karaaiv676/
Kharowf675/
Karzoff674/
Khoraif674/
Khairaw673/
Kharaiv673/
Kairowa672/
Kourafe672/
Kharatv671/
Karavtt671/
Katrouf671/
Khouraf671/
Kaharav671/
Kaeraph671/
Kahrova671/
Kkaraph671/
Koraife671/
Gkarouf671/
Caraffe671/
Karrouf671/
Karoufe671/
Kahrouf671/

Karaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karaf in the Hindi language
करफkarapha-
Karaf in the Marathi language
करफkarapha50
करनुkaranu50
Karaf in the Russian language
Карафkaraf-

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Footnotes

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