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    The surname Carafa

    A surname, carried by 210 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C610

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carafa is more common than 45.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 210 people named Carafa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,470,217 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 212.

    #88,336
    rank among US surnames
    210
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -0.9%
    change since 2000 (was #82,691)

    Who is named Carafa

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    98% of people named Carafa identified as white (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Carafas

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlo Carafa della Spina
      Apostolic nuncio, 1611–1680
    • Antonio Carafa
      Austrian Military commander (1646-1693)
    • Girolamo Carafa
      Austrian field marshal, 1564–1633
    • Carlo Carafa
      Bishop of Aversa, 1584–1644

    Notable Carafas come mostly from the Holy Roman Empire (2) and Kingdom of Naples (1).

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    Surnames that sound like Carafa

    Carafa has the Soundex code C610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C610.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Carafa?
    210 people in the United States had the surname Carafa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,470,217 Americans. It ranked 88,336th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Carafa?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Carafa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Carafa?
    Carlo Carafa della Spina, apostolic nuncio, followed by Antonio Carafa.
    Where is the surname Carafa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Carafa in the Holy Roman Empire and Kingdom of Naples.
    Is the surname Carafa getting more or less common?
    Less common. 212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 210 in 2010, down 0.9%.