Karfin Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Karfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Karfin (39) may also be a first name.

Karfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karfin (Russian: Карфин) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Karfin is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Karfin are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Karfin is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename globally, held by 39 people.

The last name Karfin is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Karfin is primarily found in: Moscow, where 80 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live and Vladimir Oblast, where 10 percent live. Besides Russia Karfin exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and Belarus, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karfina9247/
Karfgin9238/
Karfing9217/
Kerfin8392/
Korfin8378/
Carfin835/
Kerfien77162/
Karpfen7747/
Kharfen7711/
Korfina778/
Carfina772/
Karphin771/
Korfing771/
Corfin6713/
Kharphion671/
Carphin6231/
Corpfin621/
Courfin621/
Qarfeen621/
Karfeem621/
Corfina621/
Kerfeen620/
Corfen501/
Corfim501/

Karfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karfin in the Russian language
Карфинkarfin-

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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
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  • 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 Karfin
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