Callafa Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Callafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Callafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Callafa Last Name Facts

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

Callafa is found most frequently in Argentina. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Callafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Callafa live; 99 percent live in South America and 90 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 678,467. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Catamarca Province, where 71 percent are found, Córdoba Province, where 10 percent are found and Jujuy Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Argentina Callafa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 7 percent are found and Colombia, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Callafa
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