Karafyllis Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Karafyllis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 238 | 1:46,554 | 7,624 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Karafyllis (28) may also be a first name.
Karafyllis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karafyllis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karafyllis is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Karafyllis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karafyllis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,022,958th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Karafyllis live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Karafyllis is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 28 people.
Karafyllis is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 46,554. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 24 percent reside, North Aegean, where 20 percent reside and Western Macedonia, where 18 percent reside. Other than Greece Karafyllis exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Karafyllis
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