Cafe Surname

40,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Greenland

Cafe Surname Definition:

Perhaps from the Scottish, caif, tame, familiar.

Cafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,0021:16,8671,946
Brazil2,6271:81,4903,055
Haiti7041:15,1761,408
Australia4861:55,5476,802
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Portugal2931:35,5572,167
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iran2281:336,76522,873
France1831:362,96654,247
India1581:4,854,844122,998
England1281:435,29729,139
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Canada781:472,37940,609
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Angola361:749,7002,649
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Greece261:426,14656,152
Vietnam261:3,563,3102,321
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
China171:80,430,6804,441
Finland161:343,54424,270
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Greenland71:8,054710
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Panama41:978,06412,245
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Café (685), Cafè (13) & Cáfe (1) are calculated separately.

Cafe (900) may also be a first name.

Cafe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from the Scottish, caif, tame, familiar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or Chaff, from chauve, bald (Lower). Henry, Nicholas, Robert, Ranulph le Chauve, or Calvus, 1180-95, in Normandy (Mag. Rot. Scac.). These names frequently occur in England, 13th cent. and later.

The Norman People (1874)

Cafe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cafe is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Café, Cafè or Cáfe. Click here for other possible spellings of Cafe.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,074th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 556,514 people. Cafe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Cafe live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cafe is also the 270,627th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 900 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,002 people, or 1 in 16,867. In The Philippines Cafe is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 22 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 14 percent are found and Davao Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Philippines it is found in 132 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Haiti, where 5 percent are found.

Cafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cafe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cafe surname rose 6,680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 312 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cafe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cafe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $47,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Café92685/
Cafè9213/
Cáfe921/
Chafe893,930/
Cafer89914/
Scafe89828/
Caffe89774/
Cafeu8992/
Cafee8940/
Cafey899/
Cafie897/
Cafeh896/
Cafei895/
Cafes895/
Cafet895/
Casfe892/
Cafej892/
Caefe891/
Cafhe891/
Ceafe891/
Dcafe891/
Caife891/
Cafez891/
Cafeï891/
Caf861,674/
Caffey804,000/
Caffee803,737/
Cajefe801,894/
Chaffe801,040/
Chafei80489/
Chafee80460/
Caffer80381/
Chafey80319/
Caffet80224/
Caffie80212/
Scaffe80201/
Caffeu80160/
Cajife80152/
Caffes8042/
Tchafe8018/
Cafehe8017/
Capfer8013/
Caiffe806/
Chahfe805/
Chaafe805/
Scafee804/
Caufey804/
Caifes804/
Caifei804/
Ciaffe802/
Cafetz802/
Chaufe802/
Caufer802/
Chafea802/
Caffei802/
Cahfey801/
Caifee801/
Chafhe801/
Chaife801/
Scafeș801/
Cahwfe801/
Caffée801/
Cafeas801/
Sceafe800/
Sscafe800/
Caaffe800/
Cafets800/
Catfer800/
Cofe755,624/
Safe754,291/
Zafe753,684/
Kafe753,092/
Cafi75884/
Cafa75879/
Caff7593/
Jafe7570/
Caif7548/
Qafe7533/
Capf7513/
Caft759/
Cauf753/
Cafy752/
Caaf752/
Cayf752/
Cafs751/
Cafá751/
Cgaf751/
Qcaf751/
Ceaf751/
Cazf751/
Cawf751/
Cavf751/
Casf751/
Gcaf751/
Chaffee738,294/
Chaffey733,239/
Chauffe73285/
Cauffet73150/
Tchafer73137/
Czaffer7323/
Tchafei7312/
Tchaffe7311/
Chaffei739/
Scaffee738/
Caufeyt738/
Ciaffei734/
Cahffee732/
Caeffey732/
Caffeey731/
Ciaffey731/
Dcaffey731/
Chaffea731/
Caffiey731/
Cauffer731/
Cassfer730/
Cheafey730/
Chawfey730/
Hcaffey730/
Caffett730/
Zafer6720,898/
Cofie6715,301/
Chafi6713,045/
Jafer6712,310/
Jaffe6711,728/
Safei678,191/
Cofer676,597/
Safie672,473/
Jafet671,860/
Caffi671,521/
Safey671,389/
Caffa671,206/
Zapfe671,035/
Safee671,029/
Saife67974/
Coffe67652/
Kaffe67551/
Saffe67427/
Safeh67416/
Kafie67411/
Scafi67354/
Qafer67257/
Jafei67238/
Caffy67179/
Kgafe67178/
Jafes67147/
Caifa67130/
Cofei67100/
Kaife6790/
Zaffe6779/
Kafee6778/
Cofey6770/
Kafej6770/
Tsafe6769/
Zeafe6763/
Khafe6757/
Kafey6757/
Jafee6753/
Saufe6751/
Kafei6750/
Caffé6749/
Cofee6748/
Safea6742/
Kafeh6740/
Qafee6739/
Coefe6737/
Kafea6735/
Cafay6731/
Cauff6727/
Ciafa6725/
Chafy6723/
Sahfe6723/
Scofe6721/
Zafie6721/
Caffè6720/
Ciafi6717/
Chofe6714/
Caafi6713/
Saafe6712/
Cofes6710/
Cafuy6710/
Kaefe678/
Kasfe677/
Zafet677/
Jafed676/
Safeu676/
Djafe676/
Zafee676/
Seafe675/
Cafit675/
Cahfi675/
Kaafe675/
Chafé675/
Caufa674/
Caphe674/
Kafeï674/
Zajfe674/
Kaufe673/
Quafe673/
Ciofe673/
Cafio673/
Safhe673/
Keafe672/
Jafea672/
Cheaf672/
Casfy672/
Caufy672/
Jasfe672/
Cafai672/
Qafeh672/
Qaife672/
Scafè672/
Cafis672/
Kafeu672/
Kahfe672/
Kapfe672/
Jaife672/
Kayfe671/
Cafch671/
Chaffeey671/
Jafey671/
Zaafe671/
Jaufe671/
Kajfe671/
Kadfe671/
Zaife671/
Zafes671/
Scafy671/
Tschafeh671/
Caipf671/
Caveh671/
Casfi671/
Coufe671/
Qafez671/
Caisf671/
Hkafe671/
Cafha671/
Dzafe671/
Qazfe671/
Cafoy671/
Cajdf671/
Cofeu671/
Jafhe671/
Caffs670/
Caaft670/
Copfe670/
Cofed670/
Cawpf670/
Cahaffee670/
Coofe670/

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