Karafylakis Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Karafylakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Karafylakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafylakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karafylakis is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafylakis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Karafylakis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Karafylakis live; 78 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 527,609. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Greece Karafylakis is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karefylakis | 91 | 48 | / |
| Karofylakis | 91 | 24 | / |
| Karafilakis | 91 | 10 | / |
| Carafylakis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karofylaki | 86 | 22 | / |
| Carafilakis | 82 | 6 | / |
| Karefilakis | 82 | 2 | / |
| Karofilakis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karafelakes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karafiloski | 73 | 128 | / |
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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 Karafylakis
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