In Croatia, Karafin families are generally Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Grubisno Polje ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Karafin live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<10), Varazdinske Toplice (<10), Daruvar (<5), and in Grubisno Polje (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Karafin is present in 7 countries on four continents. The family name "Karafin " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Estonia , and small number of people in Fiji.