Karff Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Karff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Karff Demographics
Average Karff Salary in
United States
$97,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karff is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Karff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karff? popularity and diffusion
Karff is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Karff is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Karff reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Karff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Karff is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 53 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 41 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Hungary, where 5 percent reside.
Karff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karff surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karff Last Name Statistics demography
Karff earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning $97,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karffe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karfft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karf | 89 | 106 | / |
| Korff | 80 | 5,845 | / |
| Karpf | 80 | 2,719 | / |
| Karfe | 80 | 1,160 | / |
| Kerff | 80 | 211 | / |
| Kaurf | 80 | 45 | / |
| Carff | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kharf | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kaerf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kharwf | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kaharf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kharfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korpff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korfft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korf | 67 | 5,887 | / |
| Karw | 67 | 826 | / |
| Kerf | 67 | 655 | / |
| Karv | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kärf | 67 | 40 | / |
| Carf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Qarf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khasrfh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karff
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