Karafo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Karafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Karafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karafo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Karafo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Karafo live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Karafo is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Karafo is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Karafo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharafo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Karafa | 83 | 1,364 | / |
| Kerafo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Carafo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Karafá | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karaffa | 77 | 1,222 | / |
| Karafas | 77 | 40 | / |
| Caraffo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Carafos | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kharafa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Karefoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaarafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karofoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasrafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karasfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karaphot | 71 | 26 | / |
| Karafath | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kharafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karafazz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carafoot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carafa | 67 | 2,662 | / |
| Karefa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Korofo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kerefo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kharashfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karofa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qarafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karaphoch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khairapho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carefo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carafă | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Karafo
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