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
Cif occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Çif. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 781,947th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name Cif occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cif live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 35 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 82,966. In Romania Cif is most common in: Mureș County, where 56 percent live, Harghita County, where 43 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 0 percent live. Beside Romania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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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