Karafes Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Karafes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karafes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Karafes Last Name Facts

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

Karafes occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karafes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Karafes are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,188,095. In Turkey Karafes is most numerous in: Izmir Province, where 47 percent live, Hatay Province, where 27 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live. Apart from Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karafe9298/
Karafey8699/
Karafei8695/
Kerafes866/
Karaafe862/
Karafer862/
Karefes861/
Kharafe861/
Karafeiz80122/
Karafios8025/
Karafist806/
Kharafeh802/
Karafeyz801/
Kharafer801/
Karafa771,364/
Karafi771,087/
Korafe779/
Karafá772/
Karofe772/
Karafy771/
Kharafios751/
Karaffa711,222/
Kharafi71431/
Karaphe7180/
Kharafa7112/
Karafit7111/
Kharashfeh7111/
Karafih7111/
Karaffy715/
Karafezova714/
Karafay714/
Karrafi714/
Qarafeh713/
Karasfi712/
Kharafy712/
Kourafe712/
Kaarafa711/
Karofer711/
Caraffe711/
Koraife711/
Karafiz711/
Karaffi711/
Karofea711/
Karoufe711/
Kharofeh67881/
Karafeizova6730/
Carafice6725/
Khairafi6712/
Karafaiz6710/
Catrofes679/
Kourafeu671/
Karafeyzova671/
Kourafey671/
Kharaphe671/
Karaafay671/

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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 Karafes
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