Cayafa Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Cayafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cayafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Uruguay541:63,5516,804
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795

Cayafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cayafa occurs more in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cayafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cayafa is the 1,403,590th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cayafa live; 100 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

Cayafa is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 469,708. In Argentina it is most common in: Catamarca Province, where 43 percent are found, Chubut Province, where 14 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Argentina this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 35 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cayaffa92253/
Cayafas924/
Caiafa832,152/
Kayafa83220/
Cajafa8358/
Qayafa8313/
Jayafa8312/
Sayafa838/
Chayfa831/
Cayafo831/
Caiaffa77749/
Caiafas7745/
Zayafat7721/
Cahyufa772/
Cajaffa771/
Qayfa73188/
Caifa73130/
Caefa7332/
Zayfa7318/
Caufa734/
Jayfa732/
Chayapha711/
Tchayefa711/
Kaiafa67449/
Caiffa67439/
Chaifa67427/
Kayofa67274/
Chaufa67156/
Siyafa67137/
Kayifa67117/
Caifaz6750/
Kayafe6718/
Sayefa6716/
Caiafo6711/
Caifas6711/
Kajafa6710/
Khayfa679/
Kayefa678/
Tsayfa678/
Chaafe675/
Kuyafa675/
Sayafo674/
Chayaphai674/
Sayifa673/
Chafea672/
Zayfat672/
Giyafa672/
Qayafi671/
Zhayfa671/
Jayefa671/
Zayafi671/
Saaifa671/
Ceyifa671/
Kayfay671/
Scaifa671/
Seyafa671/
Tcaifa671/
Jaiafa671/
Caiofa671/
Sayfah671/
Cejafa671/
Caaffe670/

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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 Cayafa
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