Ciafa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Ciafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ciafa (30) may also be a first name.
Ciafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ciafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ciafa occurs most in Liberia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ciafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ciafa is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ciafa live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia Ciafa is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 89 percent live, Grand Cape Mount County, where 5 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Besides Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaffa | 91 | 114 | / |
| Cafa | 89 | 879 | / |
| Chafa | 80 | 3,557 | / |
| Caffa | 80 | 1,206 | / |
| Caifa | 80 | 130 | / |
| Cafay | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ciafi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Caufa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Cafai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cafha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chafai | 73 | 15,519 | / |
| Chaffa | 73 | 1,974 | / |
| Chafaa | 73 | 1,866 | / |
| Ciaffi | 73 | 673 | / |
| Caiffa | 73 | 439 | / |
| Chaifa | 73 | 427 | / |
| Chafay | 73 | 282 | / |
| Ciapha | 73 | 240 | / |
| Cheifa | 73 | 218 | / |
| Chaufa | 73 | 156 | / |
| Tchafa | 73 | 90 | / |
| Cioffa | 73 | 38 | / |
| Tsiafa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chafaï | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chaafa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chafea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ciaffe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chayfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ciaffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tcaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caffau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chahfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caffaa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cafe | 67 | 13,095 | / |
| Chaffai | 67 | 2,258 | / |
| Zafa | 67 | 943 | / |
| Cafi | 67 | 884 | / |
| Café | 67 | 685 | / |
| Cofa | 67 | 562 | / |
| Tchaffa | 67 | 304 | / |
| Chaffaa | 67 | 206 | / |
| Caffeau | 67 | 59 | / |
| Cafo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Çafa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Cheiffa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chaifai | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chaffah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tchaifa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cafaova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chaffay | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chafaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chafaai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciaffei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ciaphas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cafã | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chafaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchaïfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaafai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahafai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciaffey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaffea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchafga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chauffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaffaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chafffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ciafa
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