Calfu Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Calfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Calfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina3631:117,7509,945
Chile431:409,68511,039

The alternate forms: Calfú (1) are calculated separately.

Calfu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calfu occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Calfú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Calfu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 718,674th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Calfu reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Calfu is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 117,750. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Chubut Province, where 71 percent reside, Neuquén Province, where 17 percent reside and Río Negro Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina Calfu exists in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calfú931/
Calfui91135/
Calfus912/
Calfous835/
Calfaus832/
Chalfou831/
Callfus831/
Cathlfu831/
Salfu8027/
Jalfu801/
Kalfu801/
Chalfouh7715/
Chalfauh770/
Kalfut7347/
Sailfu7316/
Kalfau739/
Kalfou736/
Salfeu733/
Khalfu733/
Kallfu731/
Sallfu731/
Kalfui731/
Colfud730/
Kaulfuß671,439/
Kaulfus67154/
Kahlfuß6780/
Colfaux6745/
Kalfous6743/
Kahlfus6725/
Kalfuss6719/
Salfouh6714/
Salffou672/
Jalfoud671/
Khalfou671/
Jalfouh671/
Khailfu671/
Colfuss670/

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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
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  • 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 Calfu
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