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 is most common in Romania. It may occur as: 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 numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Cif are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Cif is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 35 people.
This last name is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 82,966. In Romania Cif is most numerous in: Mureș County, where 56 percent live, Harghita County, where 43 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 0 percent live. Beside Romania this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs 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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