Cantaffa Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Cantaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cantaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1511:405,01145,150
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Liechtenstein81:4,797618

Cantaffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantaffa has its highest incidence in Italy. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantaffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Cantaffa are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Italic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 405,011. In Italy it is mostly found in: Calabria, where 99 percent reside and Lombardy, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Italy Cantaffa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Cantaffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cantaffa are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Cantaffa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.6% more than the national average, earning $67,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantaffi882/
Chanthafa8276/
Cantaffio824/
Chantafai821/
Cantafi8027/
Santafa801/
Kantafa801/
Chanthafai78385/
Cantafio751,320/
Jantafai751/
Chantafi751/
Cantafoi751/
Chantapha71116/
Contaffer711/
Chantoufa711/
Chanthapha671,871/
Chanthafoi67255/
Kantefa67209/
Contaiffer6736/
Kantafo6712/
Santofa6710/
Contefa674/
Contafi673/
Contauffer671/
Contafe671/

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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 Cantaffa
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