Karfi Surname

298,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Karfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Greece1181:93,89715,855
Iran781:984,39145,758
Niger461:417,21811,489
India101:76,706,538639,611
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Karfi (112) may also be a first name.

Karfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karfi (Hindi: कार्फी, Marathi: कारफी, Russian: Карфи) occurs most in Morocco. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Karfi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,559th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Karfi reside; 70 percent reside in North Africa and 70 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 885,979th most commonly held given name globally, held by 112 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Not including Morocco it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.

Karfi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karfi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karfi surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharfi91783/
Karfis91396/
Karfit916/
Karfai912/
Karfie911/
Kaurfi911/
Karfich8313/
Kharfei834/
Kharffi831/
Karfieh831/
Karffie831/
Karfa807,852/
Carfi801,900/
Karfe801,160/
Kerfi80836/
Korfi80347/
Qarfi80205/
Karfy80136/
Körfi8020/
Kearfoit771/
Kherfi732,111/
Kharfa73325/
Karfes73127/
Korfei7321/
Korfii7316/
Khorfi7314/
Carfio7312/
Kerfai739/
Karfee737/
Karphi734/
Kharfy733/
Karfer733/
Karfeh733/
Kerffi732/
Korfie732/
Karfey732/
Quarfi731/
Carfit731/
Karffa731/
Karffe731/
Karffy731/
Carfie731/
Kharfe731/
Kourfi731/
Karfaa731/
Korffi731/
Korfist6715/
Karfeah6710/
Khorfei677/
Kharfeh675/
Karpfer675/
Kherffi672/
Karfesh672/
Khairfa671/
Khourfi671/
Kerffai671/
Gkorfis671/

Karfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karfi in the Marathi language
कारफीkaraphi-
Karfi in the Hindi language
कार्फीkarphi33.33
कर्फीkarphi33.33
करफीkaraphi16.67
कारफीkaraphi16.67
Karfi in the Russian language
Карфиkarfi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karfi
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