Karafan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Karafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Karafan (15) may also be a first name.
Karafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karafan (Russian: Карафан) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Karafan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Karafan live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name globally, held by 15 people.
The last name Karafan is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Karafan is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 100 percent reside. Other than Russia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 8 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharafan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karafahan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Karafanova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karaphan | 80 | 72 | / |
| Karafong | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kharafon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karofane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carrafang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Katraphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kharaphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karraphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karaphang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaharavan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khorafane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khorasfand | 71 | 37 | / |
| Carrafancq | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kharofatin | 71 | 8 | / |
| Carafone | 67 | 51 | / |
| Koraphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharafonova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karaphong | 63 | 133 | / |
| Chearaphan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Karaphatem | 59 | 1 | / |
| Corofan | 57 | 0 | / |
| Khottraphan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kerefein | 53 | 30 | / |
| Kerefeyn | 53 | 28 | / |
| Karophon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Corafont | 53 | 0 | / |
| Karaiphom | 50 | 2 | / |
Karafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karafan in the Russian language | ||
| Карафан | karafan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karafan
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