Christofa Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Christofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 313 | 1:169,143 | 14,889 |
| Greece | 82 | 1:135,119 | 22,476 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Christofa (1,088) may also be a first name.
Christofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christofa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Christofa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Christofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Christofa is the 681,965th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Christofa are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,985th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 1,088 people.
The last name Christofa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 169,143. In Tanzania Christofa is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 38 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 28 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Christofa
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