Cefai Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Cefai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta4451:967122
Australia2091:129,16614,085
England1381:403,75427,757
France1131:587,81278,453
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Wales121:257,87814,969
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Céfai (1), Cefaï (1) & Céfaï (1) are calculated separately.

Cefai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cefai is more commonly found in Malta than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Céfai, Cefaï or Céfaï. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 351,339th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Cefai are found; 43 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Malta, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 967. Not including Malta Cefai occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Cefai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cefai surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cefai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.59% less than the national average, earning R 93,660 per year; in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.69% more than the national average, earning $63,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Céfai931/
Cefaï931/
Chefai911,268/
Csefai914/
Scefai911/
Cefaia911/
Cefa89335/
Cefi894/
Céfaï871/
Cheffai8324/
Chefaia833/
Cseffai831/
Chefaii831/
Chefaai831/
Chefa80735/
Cefis80630/
Ceffa80495/
Sefai80193/
Chefi8087/
Cefaz807/
Ceffi806/
Cifai805/
Kefai804/
Cefas803/
Cefau802/
Zefai802/
Cefah801/
Ceifi801/
Ceifa801/
Ciefa801/
Cefad801/
Zcefa801/
Tcheffai771/
Tchefgai771/
Cheyfaiy771/
Cheffa73900/
Cheffi73532/
Cheifa73218/
Seffai73213/
Tchefi7349/
Seifai7330/
Sefaji7326/
Tchefa7320/
Ceffis7319/
Cséfai7319/
Shefai7315/
Chifai7310/
Chefas737/
Schefa737/
Kefaia737/
Sefayi736/
Csefay735/
Ciffai734/
Seefai734/
Chefie734/
Chefei733/
Chefaa733/
Chefat733/
Chefay733/
Ceefay731/
Schefi731/
Cephai731/
Chefaï731/
Chefiy731/
Chefii731/
Chefis731/
Cheafi731/
Kefayi731/
Chefhi731/
Zeffai731/
Zewfai731/
Ceifas730/
Cefist730/
Sefa6724,487/
Kefi674,674/
Kefa674,530/
Sefi674,143/
Zefi674,068/
Şefi67408/
Cheffaj67170/
Qefa67161/
Zefa67151/
Cheffah67125/
Tcheffa6770/
Çefa6750/
Cifa6740/
Cefe6739/
Cséffai6735/
Cheiffa6730/
Chaifai6727/
Qefi6723/
Tcheffi6722/
Tchefei6712/
Sefaihi6711/
Seyfaie679/
Cheffie679/
Schepfa677/
Šefa677/
Cifi676/
Keawfai675/
Seffaji672/
Shefaii672/
Sefaiyo672/
Ceyffat672/
Chefiye672/
Chetfat671/
Cheefui671/
Chewfah671/
Cephais671/
Cheffat671/
Chefije671/
Keafaia671/
Scheffa671/
Cheafie671/
Cefffis671/
Chifayi671/
Chefaut671/
Cheffae671/
Siewfai671/
Seyfayi671/
Shefayi671/
Xefa671/
Schefei671/
Scheifa671/
Cefj671/
Cjfi671/
Cyfi671/
Schefiz670/
Seyfait670/
Ceffich670/

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