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 or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Kareff is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Kareff are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

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

Kareff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kareff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kareff surname expanded 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kareff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kareff are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for 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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  • 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 Kareff
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