Karafil Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Karafil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 811 | 1:95,957 | 8,480 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Karafil (362) may also be a first name.
Karafil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karafil is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafil? popularity and diffusion
It is the 403,960th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. Karafil occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Karafil live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 457,558th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 362 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 811 people, or 1 in 95,957. In Turkey Karafil is most frequent in: Konya Province, where 16 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent are found and Nevsehir Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karafiol | 93 | 65 | / |
| Karefil | 86 | 69 | / |
| Karafel | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kerafil | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karafilova | 82 | 19 | / |
| Karafioł | 80 | 60 | / |
| Carafiol | 80 | 60 | / |
| Karaifilova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khosrafil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karafelova | 71 | 11 | / |
| Carrafiell | 71 | 4 | / |
| Carafel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarafel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerafel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carrefil | 67 | 32 | / |
| Karofeld | 67 | 15 | / |
| Karofelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koraafel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carafelt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kouroufil | 63 | 1 | / |
| Carofigli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Korefl | 62 | 1 | / |
| Karrofeldt | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kereifel | 53 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karafil
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