Karaffa Surname

308,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Karaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7481:484,57140,975
Slovakia2811:18,9912,923
Hungary1001:98,1639,529
Czechia451:236,29932,568
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Karaffa Last Name Facts

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

Karaffa (Russian: Караффа) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karaffa.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karaffa is the 308,737th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. The last name Karaffa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Karaffa reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 484,571. In The United States Karaffa is mostly found in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 23 percent live and Hungary, where 8 percent live.

Karaffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karaffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karaffa last name rose 9,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karaffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karaffa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karaffa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $43,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning $43,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karafa921,364/
Caraffa86944/
Karafas8640/
Karoffa8622/
Kharafa8612/
Karaffy865/
Karafay864/
Karaffi861/
Kasrafa861/
Karasfa861/
Kaarafa861/
Carraffa80161/
Karafaiz8010/
Karafath807/
Kharafat801/
Karafazz801/
Kharoffa801/
Karaafay801/
Carafa772,662/
Karafi771,087/
Karafe7798/
Karefa7741/
Karafo777/
Karofa776/
Qarafa775/
Korafa772/
Karafá772/
Karafy771/
Kerafa771/
Kharashfa757/
Carrafa71793/
Caraffi71447/
Kharafi71431/
Karafey7199/
Karafei7195/
Kherafa7190/
Karrofa7142/
Kharofa7130/
Caraffo7123/
Karafes7116/
Kourafa7115/
Karoufa7113/
Karafih7111/
Karafit7111/
Carafas7111/
Karavah717/
Karrafi714/
Qarafah712/
Karapha712/
Kharafy712/
Korafad712/
Karasfi712/
Karafer712/
Carafad712/
Kereafa712/
Karaafe712/
Kharafe711/
Keraifa711/
Karafiz711/
Qarafai711/
Caraffe711/
Karefah711/
Kharafo711/
Kourafas67186/
Karafeiz67122/
Kareifah6763/
Karaphap6762/
Kharavah6734/
Kharoufa6716/
Khairafi6712/
Kharofah6710/
Karafist676/
Kharafeh672/
Kharoofa672/
Karoufas671/
Karoufat671/
Kharafer671/
Karafeyz671/
Karhefah671/
Kaharefa671/
Carreffa671/
Kheraifa671/
Kherrafa671/
Kearevfa671/

Karaffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karaffa in the Russian language
Караффаkaraffa-

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