Cefa Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Cefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1821:427,59025,504
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Çefa (50) are calculated separately.

Cefa (197) may also be a first name.

Cefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cefa occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Çefa. For other potential spellings of Cefa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 827,165th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 34 percent of Cefa live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 32 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Cefa is also the 646,152nd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 197 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 427,590. In Turkey Cefa is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 42 percent live, Izmir Province, where 17 percent live and Bursa Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Turkey it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Cefa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cefa surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cefa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.99% less than the national average, earning R 175,884 per year and in United States they earn 40.87% less than the national average, earning $25,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çefa9250/
Cefai891,038/
Chefa89735/
Ceffa89495/
Cefaz897/
Cefas893/
Cefau892/
Cefah891/
Ceifa891/
Ciefa891/
Cefaï891/
Cefad891/
Zcefa891/
Chefai801,268/
Cheffa80900/
Cheifa80218/
Tchefa8020/
Chefas807/
Schefa807/
Csefay805/
Csefai804/
Chefaa803/
Chefat803/
Chefay803/
Ceefay801/
Scefai801/
Cefaia801/
Chefaï801/
Ceifas800/
Sefa7524,487/
Kefa754,530/
Jefa753,111/
Qefa75161/
Zefa75151/
Cefo7549/
Cifa7540/
Gefa7539/
Cefe7539/
Šefa757/
Cefi754/
Xefa751/
Cefj751/
Cheffaj73170/
Cheffah73125/
Tcheffa7370/
Cheiffa7330/
Cheffai7324/
Schepfa737/
Chefaia733/
Ceyffat732/
Chetfat731/
Chewfah731/
Cheffat731/
Scheffa731/
Cseffai731/
Chefaut731/
Chefaai731/
Scheifa731/
Shefa6714,829/
Sefah675,856/
Sefat674,381/
Chifa672,109/
Kefay671,453/
Keffa671,328/
Jeffa67904/
Sefaj67644/
Cefis67630/
Zefaj67259/
Keifa67225/
Sefai67193/
Kefah67169/
Chefe67147/
Sefas67134/
Caifa67130/
Cefer6791/
Chefi6787/
Seefa6784/
Zeffa6780/
Seifa6775/
Chefo6773/
Ciffa6759/
Sefaz6758/
Kefea6758/
Djefa6751/
Jeifa6748/
Zeefa6744/
Siefa6740/
Cepha6740/
Zefat6733/
Keefa6732/
Geffa6729/
Seffa6728/
Csefó6724/
Sejfa6720/
Khefa6718/
Sefau6717/
Seafa6715/
Chyfa6713/
Sefay6711/
Kiefa6711/
Zeifa679/
Csefo679/
Keufa678/
Sefha676/
Ceffi676/
Sefaa675/
Cifai675/
Gedfa675/
Kefai674/
Ceffe673/
Zefas672/
Jeefa672/
Jefas672/
Gefea672/
Tsefa672/
Ceifo672/
Keyfa672/
Zefai672/
Xhefa672/
Kgefa671/
Ceafe671/
Ceifi671/
Jehfa671/
Hjefa671/
Tcheiffa671/
Keafa671/
Sefoa671/
Cefeu671/
Kehfa671/
Sefad671/
Jefad671/
Jesfa671/
Kefha671/
Zefad671/
Zefay671/
Zefea671/
Čeffa671/
Qeefa671/
Sefaï671/
Sefea671/
Tcheffai671/
Tchefgai671/
Gefad671/
Gejfa671/
Céfai671/
Céfaï671/
Dzefa671/
Cifaï671/
Cefeh671/
Cefge671/
Tzefa671/
Cifau671/
Cifas671/
Gefaa671/
Gefaz671/
Qewfa671/
Zefah671/
Kqefa671/
Kepfa670/
Schefeas670/
Chefy670/
Cyfas670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cefa
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