Cefalan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cefalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Cefalan Last Name Facts

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

Cefalan is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefalan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Cefalan is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cefalan reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,692,623. In Romania Cefalan is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 33 percent live, Iași County, where 33 percent live and Vrancea County, where 33 percent live. Outside of Romania Cefalan is found in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefalan9381/
Ceafalan931/
Sefalane80599/
Chefălan8030/
Cefalone8029/
Sefalang801/
Kefalang801/
Kefalian801/
Cefala'nova781/
Seifalian7520/
Seefalane751/
Kefallian751/
Safalan7114/
Kifalang671,261/
Gifalaan6712/
Jifalyan677/
Sofalian677/
Kifalain674/
Shofalan673/
Sifalang672/
Sifalane672/
Jifalian672/
Saifalan671/
Sefohlan671/
Safalian671/
Jefaalam671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cefalan
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