Karaph Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Karaph Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 189 | 1:4,058,547 | 109,634 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
Karaph (1,262) may also be a first name.
Karaph Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaph Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karaph (Hindi: कारफा) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaph? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. Karaph is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karaph reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 222,185th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 1,262 people.
The last name Karaph is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 4,058,547. In India Karaph is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karaph Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karaph in the Hindi language | ||
| कारफा | karapha | - |
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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 Karaph
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