Karfo Surname

174,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Karfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,3701:7,744781
Niger441:436,18211,913
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Karfo (102) may also be a first name.

Karfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karfo (Hindi: करफो) occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,865th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The last name Karfo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karfo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 935,178th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 102 people.

It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,370 people, or 1 in 7,744. In Burkina Faso Karfo is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 83 percent live, Centre Region, where 11 percent live and Centre-Est Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Karfo Last Name Statistics demography

Karfo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karfou9112/
Karfuo911/
Karfoo911/
Karfouh8350/
Karfouz8326/
Karfoot839/
Karfous831/
Karfa807,852/
Carfo8023/
Korfo803/
Kharfosh772/
Karfoush771/
Karfouch771/
Kearfoot771/
Kearfoit771/
Kharfa73325/
Karfas7310/
Karfah737/
Quarfo735/
Karfaa731/
Karfaz731/
Karfad731/
Korfou731/
Korffo731/
Korfoa731/
Karffa731/
Korfos731/
Kearrfoot710/
Kerfouh67686/
Carfoot67142/
Quarfot6741/
Qarfouz674/
Karfahe673/
Kharfah672/
Karrfah671/
Qarfoud671/
Kourfos671/
Khairfa671/

Karfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karfo in the Hindi language
करफोkarapho-

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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 Karfo
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