Karafotakis Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Karafotakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karafotakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece321:346,24348,387
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Karafotakis Last Name Facts

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

Karafotakis is found most frequently in Greece. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Karafotakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karafotakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karafotakis is the 2,909,720th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Karafotakis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Karafotakis live; 73 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Karafotakis is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 346,243. In Greece Karafotakis is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 88 percent live and Attica, where 13 percent live. Outside of Greece this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Karafotakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karafotakis surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Karafotakis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karafotaki9528/
Karvatakis861/
Karavatakis82180/
Karavitakis8289/
Kraftgas7410/
Caravatakis731/
Kraft-Kees671/
Krevatakis671/
Garvidakis572/
Chrivatakis555/
Kraft-Hux505/

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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 Karafotakis
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