Calfa Surname

334,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Calfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4071:49,3316,103
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Italy1701:359,74542,181
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Moldova151:237,42521,121
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
England61:9,286,343223,652
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Čalfa (99) & Calfá (1) are calculated separately.

Calfa (18) may also be a first name.

Calfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calfa is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Čalfa or Calfá. For other possible spellings of Calfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Calfa is the 334,874th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,613,018 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Calfa are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Calfa is also the 2,608,198th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 49,331. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Vaslui County, where 21 percent live, Brașov County, where 20 percent live and Vrancea County, where 19 percent live. Excluding Romania Calfa exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Italy, where 15 percent live.

Calfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calfa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Calfa surname grew 4,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calfa surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Calfa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning €25,379 per year; in United States they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $51,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $58,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čalfa9399/
Calfá931/
Calfat91271/
Calfas91184/
Chalfa91104/
Calffa9111/
Cialfa918/
Csalfa912/
Callfas83251/
Tchalfa836/
Chealfa834/
Hchalfa834/
Calfaus832/
Challfa831/
Calfass831/
Calfatt830/
Kalfa805,992/
Salfa80276/
Calfo80275/
Zalfa80184/
Calfe80167/
Calfy80148/
Calfi8015/
Jalfa806/
Colfa801/
Callfass778/
Chalfauh770/
Caulfast770/
Khalfa737,276/
Calfee732,012/
Cialfi73462/
Jalfai73370/
Scalfo73357/
Chalfi73247/
Qalfat73244/
Calfio73169/
Calfui73135/
Tsalfa73121/
Calfos73118/
Kallfa7399/
Salfai7364/
Gkalfa7331/
Zalfah7323/
Kalfai7319/
Chalfe7316/
Dzalfa7313/
Chalfy7312/
Calfeh7312/
Zalfas7310/
Jalfat7310/
Zalfat7310/
Kalfau739/
Calfer738/
Zalfaa738/
Kalfah738/
Salfay738/
Calfoy735/
Kalfaß733/
Caulfi732/
Kalfad732/
Colfaz732/
Calfey731/
Calffe731/
Calfis731/
Kalfay731/
Kahlfa731/
Cialfo731/
Salffa731/
Hkalfa731/
Sallfa731/
Calfes731/
Kailfa731/
Callfe730/
Calfie730/
Calfet730/
Colfat730/
Kallfaß67165/
Khalfay67151/
Khalfai67100/
Colfaux6745/
Gkalfas6733/
Kalfass6732/
Colfach6730/
Zaglifa6723/
Kalfahs6721/
Dzalfah6715/
Khalfah6712/
Calphas679/
Khailfa678/
Calfous675/
Zalfass672/
Khallfa671/
Cholfai671/
Scailfo671/
Kailefa671/
Tsalfha671/
Kallfas671/
Chealfă671/
Challfo671/
Caglife671/
Kalfaia671/
Zailfaz671/
Chalfou671/
Khalfea671/
Calffee670/
Colfast670/
Caulfer670/
Calfish670/
Colfaas670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Calfa
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