Karfah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Karfah (7) may also be a first name.

Karfah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karfah is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Karfah reside; 43 percent reside in North Africa and 43 percent reside in Mahgreb. Karfah is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 7 people.

The surname Karfah is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,877,184. In Algeria Karfah is most prevalent in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 33 percent live, Béchar Province, where 33 percent live and Bouïra Province, where 33 percent live. Beside Algeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 43 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karfeah9210/
Karfahe923/
Kharfah922/
Karrfah921/
Karfa917,852/
Kharfash86108/
Kharfach866/
Kerfah832,992/
Kharfa83325/
Karvah83302/
Korfah8380/
Karfas8310/
Qarfah835/
Karfai832/
Karfau831/
Karffa831/
Karfaa831/
Karfad831/
Karfaz831/
Karfouh7750/
Khairfa771/
Kourfah771/
Karfo732,452/
Kerfa731,509/
Qarfa73551/
Korfa7388/
Carfa7356/
Kaarfast718/
Kharfosh712/
Karfoush711/
Kearevfa711/
Kourfach711/
Karfouch711/
Korvah672,685/
Karpha67214/
Korfas6733/
Corfah6732/
Karfou6712/
Kerfai679/
Korffa676/
Carfas675/
Qarfas674/
Kourfa673/
Karfey672/
Korpfa672/
Qarfay671/
Kherfa671/
Korfoa671/
Karfuo671/
Korfea671/
Cairfa671/
Karfoo671/
Korfau671/
Qarfad671/

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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 Karfah
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