Karfia Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Karfia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Karfia (11) may also be a first name.
Karfia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karfia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karfia is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karfia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Karfia are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Karfia is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia Karfia is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 79 percent reside and Margibi County, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Liberia Karfia occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karfiah | 92 | 347 | / |
| Karfias | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kharfia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kharfiah | 86 | 24 | / |
| Korfia | 83 | 43 | / |
| Karfya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Qarfia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korfias | 77 | 167 | / |
| Karfeah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Carfias | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kherfia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Korfiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kourfia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khorfia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karviah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karphia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korfiath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherffia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keirfiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carfio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Corfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karfeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corfias | 62 | 108 | / |
| Korfios | 62 | 1 | / |
| Corfio | 50 | 18 | / |
| Corfea | 50 | 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 Karfia
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