Cif Surname
Approximately 362 people bear this surname
Cif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 242 | 1:82,966 | 9,698 |
| Taiwan | 94 | 1:249,412 | 2,084 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Çif (19) are calculated separately.
Cif (35) may also be a first name.
Cif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cif has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also be rendered as: Çif. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 781,947th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cif live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe. Cif is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 82,966. In Romania Cif is most numerous in: Mureș County, where 56 percent are found, Harghita County, where 43 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Çif | 89 | 19 | / |
| Cuif | 86 | 318 | / |
| Chif | 86 | 265 | / |
| Cift | 86 | 86 | / |
| Caif | 86 | 48 | / |
| Cief | 86 | 39 | / |
| Scif | 86 | 7 | / |
| Coif | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tcif | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ceif | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cipf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cisf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ciff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ccif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hcif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dcif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ckif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cizf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cihf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cifz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cifh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cidf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cgif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xcif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaif | 75 | 1,037 | / |
| Chife | 75 | 567 | / |
| Schif | 75 | 230 | / |
| Cheif | 75 | 139 | / |
| Czipf | 75 | 74 | / |
| Chiff | 75 | 28 | / |
| Choif | 75 | 9 | / |
| Coiff | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sciff | 75 | 5 | / |
| Csief | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chift | 75 | 2 | / |
| Scife | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ciffe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckiff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cieff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sceif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caipf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cidff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caisf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tcifz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cifhp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cuiff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caife | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coifs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schiff | 67 | 8,959 | / |
| Sif | 67 | 5,552 | / |
| Cib | 67 | 2,944 | / |
| Schijf | 67 | 717 | / |
| Kif | 67 | 695 | / |
| Civ | 67 | 591 | / |
| Chiffe | 67 | 357 | / |
| Coiffe | 67 | 321 | / |
| Schief | 67 | 198 | / |
| Gif | 67 | 147 | / |
| Schipf | 67 | 120 | / |
| Zif | 67 | 75 | / |
| Schift | 67 | 61 | / |
| Scaiff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Cuiffe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chipfe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cyf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cjf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schuif | 67 | 8 | / |
| Scheif | 67 | 8 | / |
| Xif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caiffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheife | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ciw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Šif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chhaif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ţif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchiff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chioff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sceife | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chiffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scuiff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cif
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