Kareff Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kareff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kareff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kareff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kareff (Russian: Карефф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kareff.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Kareff live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States Kareff is most frequent in: Florida, where 32 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and Ohio, where 18 percent live. Beside The United States Kareff occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Kareff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kareff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kareff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kareff surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

Kareff earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.91% more than the national average, earning $58,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karef917,395/
Kharef831,064/
Koreff8310/
Kariff833/
Karief831/
Kargef831/
Kauref831/
Karefe831/
Khareef77383/
Kharief7757/
Khariff772/
Kereiff772/
Carieff771/
Kharefe771/
Kharref771/
Karev738,208/
Karif73209/
Karew73107/
Koref7354/
Caref7323/
Keref736/
Karyf731/
Kaurioff711/
Kourzeff711/
Kareva6712,829/
Kharif676,090/
Kariev672,912/
Kareev67764/
Kharev67181/
Karevs6724/
Kairev6711/
Karife6710/
Careef6710/
Kharyf676/
Karzev675/
Cahref674/
Karrif674/
Carref673/
Korefe672/
Kairew672/
Kareaw672/
Kgarif671/
Kheref671/
Kajrif671/
Kaurif671/
Karrev671/
Khoref671/
Cariff670/

Kareff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kareff in the Russian language
Кареффkareff-

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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 Kareff
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