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 surname Karfah is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Karfah.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Karfah live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Mahgreb. Karfah is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 7 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 12,877,184. In Algeria Karfah is primarily concentrated in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 33 percent are found, Béchar Province, where 33 percent are found and Bouïra Province, where 33 percent are found. Besides Algeria Karfah occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 43 percent are found and Iraq, where 14 percent are found.

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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