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

The surname Karaffa (Russian: Караффа) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karaffa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 308,737th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. Karaffa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Karaffa are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Karaffa is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 748 people, or 1 in 484,571. In The United States Karaffa is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 23 percent are found and Hungary, where 8 percent are found.

Karaffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karaffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karaffa surname increased 9,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karaffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karaffa surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

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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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