Cefala Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cefala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2271:269,41335,304
Australia351:771,30649,759
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Cefalà (40) are calculated separately.

Cefala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cefala is most common in Italy. It can also appear as: Cefalà. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 830,559th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Cefala live; 68 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname Cefala is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 269,413. In Italy Cefala is primarily found in: Calabria, where 76 percent are found, Sicily, where 10 percent are found and Lazio, where 8 percent are found. Not including Italy this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Cefala Last Name Statistics demography

Cefala earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.82% less than the national average, earning $28,989 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cefalà9440/
Cefalia9273/
Cefalas9233/
Chefala922/
Ceffalia8674/
Chefalas8622/
Ceafalau862/
Kefala832,831/
Sefala831,635/
Cefalo831,505/
Cefola83527/
Cefali83473/
Cefaly83235/
Cifala83221/
Gefala8317/
Cefalj831/
Cefalí831/
Kefalas775,176/
Qefalia77648/
Chefalo7790/
Keifala7780/
Ceffalo7759/
Chefaly7741/
Chifala7740/
Keffala7719/
Chefola7717/
Cefallo778/
Cifalia778/
Qefalla777/
Chefali775/
Ceffali773/
Kefalla772/
Kiefala772/
Chefale772/
Kefalea771/
Sefahla771/
Caifala771/
Sefalia771/
Cefalli771/
Cefolla771/
Jesfala771/
Djefala771/
Tsefala771/
Keffalas7155/
Kefaleas7146/
Ceffalio7135/
Tsefalas7124/
Qefaliaj7113/
Shefalah7110/
Kefallas714/
Sefallah712/
Seifalla712/
Kefailia711/
Zefallah711/
Chefoula711/
Tchifala711/
Sefallha711/
Keifalah711/
Seifalah711/
Seefaila711/
Keafalas711/
Chefaili711/
Sefali674,985/
Seifallah671,326/
Sefaly67451/
Sefale67447/
Cifola67285/
Cifali67270/
Zefola6775/
Kifala6740/
Sefola6731/
Cefolo6720/
Sifala6719/
Cefole6718/
Sefalo6711/
Cefoli6710/
Cifalà679/
Sefaullah677/
Kyfala674/
Céfalo673/
Cifalá672/
Zeifallah672/
Keifallah672/
Céfola672/
Cifalo671/
Gefalo671/
Zefale671/
Scheufale671/
Ćefali671/
Djefailia671/
Siefallah671/
Khefallah671/
Shefaulla671/
Zefaly671/

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