Karafa Surname

282,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Karafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4251:12,5561,646
United States4061:892,75667,416
Papua New Guinea1181:69,0999,015
Hungary831:118,26811,127
Algeria801:482,89436,623
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Greece381:291,57342,990
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

Karafa (1,411) may also be a first name.

Karafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karafa (Russian: Карафа) is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Karafá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 282,611th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,342,776 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Karafa are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 34 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Karafa is also the 207,956th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,411 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 12,556. In Slovakia Karafa is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 56 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 28 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Karafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Karafa surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

Karafa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,737 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karafá942/
Karaffa921,222/
Karafas9240/
Kharafa9212/
Karafay924/
Kaarafa921/
Kasrafa921/
Karasfa921/
Karafaiz8610/
Karafath867/
Karafazz861/
Karaafay861/
Kharafat861/
Carafa832,662/
Karafi831,087/
Karafe8398/
Karefa8341/
Karafo837/
Karofa836/
Qarafa835/
Korafa832/
Kerafa831/
Karafy831/
Kharashfa807/
Caraffa77944/
Carrafa77793/
Kharafi77431/
Karafey7799/
Karafei7795/
Kherafa7790/
Karrofa7742/
Kharofa7730/
Karoffa7722/
Karafes7716/
Kourafa7715/
Karoufa7713/
Karafih7711/
Karafit7711/
Carafas7711/
Karavah777/
Karaffy775/
Karrafi774/
Korafad772/
Carafad772/
Karasfi772/
Karapha772/
Kharafy772/
Kereafa772/
Karafer772/
Karaafe772/
Qarafah772/
Qarafai771/
Karafiz771/
Karaffi771/
Keraifa771/
Kharafe771/
Kharafo771/
Karefah771/
Kourafas71186/
Carraffa71161/
Karafeiz71122/
Kareifah7163/
Karaphap7162/
Kharavah7134/
Kharoufa7116/
Khairafi7112/
Kharofah7110/
Karafist716/
Kharoofa712/
Kharafeh712/
Kearevfa711/
Karhefah711/
Karoufas711/
Karoufat711/
Kharafer711/
Karafeyz711/
Kharoffa711/
Kheraifa711/
Kherrafa711/
Kaharefa711/
Karofi67705/
Qarafi67315/
Carafi67211/
Korofa6767/
Karahafiz6739/
Kerafo6730/
Carafí6718/
Korefa6714/
Korafi6711/
Korafe679/
Carafo676/
Karofe672/
Karoufath671/
Khairofah671/
Carafă671/
Corafa671/
Kharoufah671/
Kharovfah671/
Karofo671/

Karafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karafa in the Russian language
Карафаkarafa-

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