Karfunkel Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Karfunkel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karfunkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Israel151:570,50941,023
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Karfunkel Last Name Facts

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

Karfunkel occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karfunkel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Karfunkel are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Karfunkel is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 56 percent reside, New Jersey, where 20 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Karfunkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karfunkel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karfunkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karfunkel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Karfunkel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning $66,474 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfunkel89707/
Karfunkle8914/
Karfinkel899/
Carfunkel891/
Garfunckel841/
Garfnkel821/
Garfinkel782,949/
Gorfunkel7851/
Garfunkle7818/
Gurfunkel782/
Carfinkel781/
Garfinkiel7429/
Garfunquel741/
Garfeinkel741/
Karuvinkal741/
Gurfnkel713/
Garfinkl711/
Gurfinkel671,411/
Garfinkle671,087/
Gorfinkel67244/
Kravynkel671/
Grafinkel671/
Garfinklo671/
Gorfunkle670/

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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 Karfunkel
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