Cefalo Surname

260,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cefalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6671:91,68915,809
United States6481:559,35046,103
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Céfalo (3) are calculated separately.

Cefalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cefalo occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Céfalo. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cefalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cefalo is the 260,888th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. Cefalo is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Cefalo reside; 44 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 91,689. In Italy it is most frequent in: Campania, where 73 percent live, Lazio, where 9 percent live and Apulia, where 9 percent live. Outside of Italy it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Cefalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cefalo last name are 14.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cefalo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning €23,004 per year and in United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Céfalo943/
Chefalo9290/
Ceffalo9259/
Cefallo928/
Ceffalio8635/
Cefala83333/
Cefalà8340/
Cefolo8320/
Sefalo8311/
Gefalo831/
Cifalo831/
Kefalou77117/
Cefalia7773/
Caifalo7736/
Cefalas7733/
Chifalo7725/
Cuifalo7716/
Keffalo7710/
Sefahlo775/
Sefallo773/
Chefala772/
Seffalo771/
Cifaloi771/
Cidfalo771/
Chiofalo712,944/
Ceffalia7174/
Chefalas7122/
Keffalos7118/
Sefahlou714/
Ceafalau712/
Chiffalo711/
Kefala672,831/
Sefala671,635/
Sefolo671,299/
Cefola67527/
Seffahlou67306/
Cifala67221/
Gefala6717/
Chioffalo6711/
Cifalà679/
Zefolo674/
Sifalo673/
Cifalá672/
Kifalo671/
Chiofallo671/

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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 Cefalo
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