Cafa Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6791:90,06915,572
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Cafà (64), Çafa (42), Cafã (2) & Cafá (1) are calculated separately.

Cafa (94) may also be a first name.

Cafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cafa is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Cafà, Çafa, Cafã or Cafá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 400,040th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Cafa reside; 77 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent reside in Italic Europe. Cafa is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 94 people.

It is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 679 people, or 1 in 90,069. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 90 percent reside, Piedmont, where 5 percent reside and Lombardy, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Italy this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Cafa Last Name Statistics demography

Cafa earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 56.73% less than the national average, earning €12,995 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cafà9264/
Çafa9242/
Cafã922/
Cafá921/
Chafa893,557/
Caffa891,206/
Scafa89628/
Caifa89130/
Caefa8932/
Cafat8931/
Cafay8931/
Ciafa8925/
Caufa894/
Cafas894/
Cafai892/
Cafad892/
Cafha891/
Chafai8015,519/
Chaffa801,974/
Chafaa801,866/
Caiffa80439/
Chaifa80427/
Scaffa80357/
Chafay80282/
Chaufa80156/
Ciaffa80114/
Tchafa8090/
Caffaz8076/
Cafait8051/
Caifaz8050/
Cafaia8038/
Caffas8023/
Caifas8011/
Chafaï8010/
Chaafa806/
Cafaiz803/
Chafea802/
Caffay801/
Cahfai801/
Cafaya801/
Scaifa801/
Tcaifa801/
Cafass801/
Caffau801/
Chahfa801/
Chjafa801/
Cafeas801/
Chayfa801/
Caffaa800/
Safa7545,280/
Cafe7513,095/
Kafa756,097/
Qafa751,156/
Zafa75943/
Cafi75884/
Café75685/
Jafa75584/
Cofa75562/
Cafo7544/
Cafè7513/
Žafa756/
Cafy752/
Chaffai732,258/
Cafaggi73389/
Tchaffa73304/
Chaffaa73206/
Caffeau7359/
Chaifai7327/
Chaffah7324/
Tchaifa7316/
Cafaova7311/
Chaffay7311/
Chafaya734/
Chafaai734/
Chafaia732/
Tchaïfa732/
Chaffea731/
Tchaufa731/
Tchafga731/
Cahafau731/
Cafault731/
Chauffa731/
Chaffaï731/
Chafffa731/
Cahafai731/
Chaafai731/
Saffa6721,761/
Chafi6713,045/
Safai677,225/
Safaa676,805/
Chafe673,930/
Jafat672,933/
Jaffa671,768/
Kaifa671,574/
Caffi671,521/
Caffo671,204/
Saifa671,115/
Kaffa671,092/
Kafai671,033/
Cafer67914/
Kaufa67870/
Caffe67774/
Kafoa67766/
Safah67734/
Coffa67669/
Jafai67638/
Tsafa67536/
Zafad67516/
Zaafa67310/
Djafa67272/
Chofa67248/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Qayfa67188/
Jaafa67186/
Caffy67179/
Safha67157/
Safau67150/
Saufa67124/
Kafaa67123/
Zaffa67114/
Zaifa67114/
Safay67103/
Kafah6796/
Chafo6792/
Cafeu6792/
Czofa6779/
Çafaj6774/
Capha6770/
Kafap6757/
Kkafa6756/
Kafay6754/
Caffé6749/
Kafau6746/
Scafo6745/
Saafa6743/
Safea6742/
Caffaggi6741/
Cafee6740/
Kaefa6739/
Cofas6739/
Tzafa6739/
Kafea6735/
Jaifa6734/
Zafat6733/
Zafas6727/
Jafaz6727/
Qafas6726/
Chafy6723/
Jafay6722/
Dzafa6721/
Kafad6720/
Džafa6720/
Caffè6720/
Jadfa6719/
Cavah6718/
Zayfa6718/
Ciafi6717/
Jatfa6717/
Seafa6715/
Jafas6715/
Qafaj6713/
Zahfa6713/
Caafi6713/
Qatfa6712/
Cafuy6710/
Cafey679/
Jafad679/
Sahfa679/
Jafau678/
Zafaa678/
Cafie677/
Zafaz676/
Cafeh676/
Qahfa676/
Cafit675/
Cahfi675/
Cafei675/
Cafes675/
Chafé675/
Qafaz675/
Cafet675/
Jafaa675/
Qafaa675/
Zafai675/
Kahfa674/
Jasfa674/
Kapfa673/
Cafio673/
Caffò673/
Scafà673/
Zhafa673/
Jafea672/
Cafou672/
Cahva672/
Casfy672/
Caufy672/
Jayfa672/
Cofat672/
Zafay672/
Casfe672/
Cafis672/
Gkafa672/
Giafa672/
Kafaï672/
Kafga672/
Hjafa672/
Jazfa672/
Qafah672/
Qafai672/
Qaifa672/
Hsafa672/
Cafej672/
Qafay672/
Sapfa671/
Cafhe671/
Ceafe671/
Jafaj671/
Keafa671/
Zafah671/
Chaiffai671/
Ceifa671/
Zafau671/
Kajfa671/
Kafaj671/
Zasfa671/
Sgafa671/
Scofa671/
Dcafe671/
Céfai671/
Céfaï671/
Dsafa671/
Caife671/
Cafez671/
Cafeï671/
Casfi671/
Cuofa671/
Cofah671/
Kgafa671/
Jafha671/
Qhafa671/
Qafad671/
Saf'a671/
Ziafa671/
Çafai671/
Cafoy671/
Ciafo671/
Cofaa670/
Cofay670/

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