Califi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Israel

Califi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Califi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Califi Last Name Facts

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

Califi occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Califi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Califi are found; 20 percent are found in Southern Africa and 20 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. Outside of Chile Califi occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Califfi9216/
Calefi83833/
Califa83253/
Calife83196/
Jalifi83146/
Salifi8329/
Kalifi8327/
Zalifi8318/
Colifi831/
Khalifi778,599/
Caleffi773,879/
Callefi7754/
Califfa7741/
Califer7725/
Kalifoi7724/
Califfe777/
Califet774/
Salifoi774/
Kaliffi772/
Kalifih772/
Califee771/
Kahlifi771/
Califea771/
Califes771/
Kalifiy771/
Callifa771/
Kgalifi771/
Caleffie7128/
Khalifie7125/
Khalifai7112/
Catliffe7111/
Cauliffe718/
Calleffi716/
Khalifei712/
Khaliffi712/
Khallifi712/
Callifer712/
Kkhalifi711/
Kahalifi711/
Khalaifi711/
Salifoij711/
Kalifa6718,612/
Jalife67810/
Kalife67802/
Calefe67395/
Zalifa67121/
Chaliphai6751/
Kalify6732/
Salefi6728/
Kalefi6721/
Solifi6721/
Kolifi6716/
Zalefi6715/
Kalufi6712/
Salife6710/
Colifa676/
Kelifi675/
Qalyfi673/
Salify672/
Colefi672/
Calyfa671/
Khalleifi671/
Khalifieh671/
Qalefi671/
Calefy670/

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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 Califi
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