Karaferis Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Karaferis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 272 | 1:40,735 | 6,567 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Karaferis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaferis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karaferis (Russian: Караферис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaferis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karaferis is the 940,398th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Karaferis are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 40,735. In Greece it is most common in: Thessaly, where 38 percent reside, Epirus, where 25 percent reside and Attica, where 21 percent reside. Barring Greece it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karaferias | 95 | 29 | / |
| Karaferi | 94 | 213 | / |
| Karaferas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Caraferis | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karafera | 82 | 7 | / |
| Karafere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karavaris | 78 | 23 | / |
| Kerfers | 75 | 230 | / |
| Grafers | 75 | 31 | / |
| Körfers | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kravers | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karfors | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karvars | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garfris | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karvers | 75 | 0 | / |
| Karfros | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kravaris | 71 | 248 | / |
| Graveris | 71 | 21 | / |
| Koerfers | 71 | 17 | / |
| Craveris | 71 | 10 | / |
| Garvaris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karfarsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Graffers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Graffris | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kravvaris | 67 | 98 | / |
| Karavaras | 67 | 42 | / |
| Graf-Ries | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garay Farias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kriverius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karrefors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karavires | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khotrapheri | 60 | 55 | / |
Karaferis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karaferis in the Russian language | ||
| Караферис | karaferis | - |
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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 Karaferis
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