Karf Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Karf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 48 | 1:204,506 | 17,202 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kärf (40) are calculated separately.
Karf (14) may also be a first name.
Karf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karf is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kärf. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,785,358th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Karf occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Karf reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 204,506. In Hungary Karf is primarily found in: Pest County, where 54 percent are found, Fejér County, where 42 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 21 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärf | 92 | 40 | / |
| Karpf | 89 | 2,719 | / |
| Karfe | 89 | 1,160 | / |
| Kaurf | 89 | 45 | / |
| Karff | 89 | 37 | / |
| Kharf | 89 | 22 | / |
| Kaerf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kharwf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Karfft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaharf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korf | 75 | 5,887 | / |
| Karw | 75 | 826 | / |
| Kerf | 75 | 655 | / |
| Karv | 75 | 131 | / |
| Carf | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qarf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khasrfh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korff | 67 | 5,845 | / |
| Kerff | 67 | 211 | / |
| Korfe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Kharv | 67 | 64 | / |
| Carfì | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kaurv | 67 | 46 | / |
| Carfe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Carff | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kerpf | 67 | 38 | / |
| Karpfová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kherf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Karbø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kharfova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Carft | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khorf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kärpf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koerf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karpfova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Carrf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kairb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kohrf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kharw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaurw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katrv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcarf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karvø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quarf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Karf
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