Karafas Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Karafas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
Karafas Demographics
Average Karafas Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karafas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karafas is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Karafas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Karafas reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 553,990. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 75 percent are found, Crete, where 20 percent are found and North Aegean, where 5 percent are found. Not including Greece it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Karafas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karafas surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Karafas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karafase | 93 | 15 | / |
| Karafa | 92 | 1,364 | / |
| Karaffa | 86 | 1,222 | / |
| Kharafa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Carafas | 86 | 11 | / |
| Karafay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karasfa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasrafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaarafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kourafas | 80 | 186 | / |
| Karafaiz | 80 | 10 | / |
| Karafath | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kharafat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karaafay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karafazz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karoufas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carafa | 77 | 2,662 | / |
| Karafo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Karofa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Qarafa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Karafá | 77 | 2 | / |
| Korafa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kharashfa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Caraffa | 71 | 944 | / |
| Carrafa | 71 | 793 | / |
| Karafey | 71 | 99 | / |
| Karafei | 71 | 95 | / |
| Karrofa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Kharofa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Karoffa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Carafos | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kourafa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Karoufa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kharavahas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karavah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Qarafah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kerofas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Carafad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Korafad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karapha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kharafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarafai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karafoşova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carraffa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Karafeiz | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kareifah | 67 | 63 | / |
| Karaphap | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kharavah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Karafeizova | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kharoufa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kharofah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Courafas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kharoofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karoufat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karafeyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karafeyzova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharoffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karafas
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