Cifuentes Surname
Approximately 167,895 people bear this surname
Cifuentes Surname Definition:
Of Portuguese origin. Name of villages near Leon and Sigüenza. Meaning of prefix "ci-" unclear but remainder of name, "fuentes” means fountain or flowing water.
This could be an exclamation of surprise of the original inhabitants upon seeing the fountains.
Read More About This SurnameCifuentes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 62,522 | 1:764 | 161 |
| Guatemala | 45,293 | 1:355 | 62 |
| Chile | 28,939 | 1:609 | 141 |
| Spain | 8,369 | 1:5,586 | 691 |
| Mexico | 6,755 | 1:18,375 | 1,477 |
| United States | 4,674 | 1:77,548 | 8,862 |
| Ecuador | 4,058 | 1:3,920 | 663 |
| Argentina | 3,073 | 1:13,909 | 1,250 |
| Venezuela | 1,733 | 1:17,429 | 1,320 |
| Peru | 593 | 1:53,599 | 4,441 |
| Brazil | 323 | 1:662,769 | 24,478 |
| Dominican Republic | 239 | 1:43,652 | 2,309 |
| Uruguay | 188 | 1:18,254 | 2,067 |
| Canada | 174 | 1:211,756 | 20,505 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| Cuba | 110 | 1:104,752 | 3,076 |
| Panama | 92 | 1:42,525 | 2,196 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Nicaragua | 52 | 1:115,790 | 1,997 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Costa Rica | 36 | 1:132,780 | 2,002 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Honduras | 18 | 1:489,802 | 3,355 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Cifuentes (52) may also be a first name.
Cifuentes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of Portuguese origin. Name of villages near Leon and Sigüenza. Meaning of prefix "ci-" unclear but remainder of name, "fuentes” means fountain or flowing water.
This could be an exclamation of surprise of the original inhabitants upon seeing the fountains.”Sí, fuentes son," meaning what fountains.
Castilian name from mountains of Leon.
See Fuentes, Sifuentes.
Cifuentes Demographics
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Cifuentes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cifuentes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cifuentes is most common in Colombia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cifuentes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cifuentes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,338th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 43,405 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Cifuentes reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 38 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 52 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 62,522 people, or 1 in 764. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 26 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 15 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Colombia this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 27 percent live and Chile, where 17 percent live.
Cifuentes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cifuentes surname are 43.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.51% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cifuentes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.46% less than the national average, earning 223,377 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,136 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $25,452,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $46,419 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cidfuentes | 95 | 48 | / |
| Ciefuentes | 95 | 2 | / |
| Cisfuentes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cifuente | 94 | 959 | / |
| D'Cifuentes | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sifuentes | 89 | 61,707 | / |
| Cifuentez | 89 | 161 | / |
| Cefuentes | 89 | 13 | / |
| Cifientes | 89 | 7 | / |
| Cifeuntes | 89 | 4 | / |
| Zifuentes | 89 | 4 | / |
| Cifuentea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cifuintes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sifuentess | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sifuenties | 84 | 2 | / |
| Siffuentes | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sifuientes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Suifuentes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sisfuentes | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cisfuentez | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sifuente | 82 | 397 | / |
| Cefuente | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sefuentes | 78 | 1,006 | / |
| Sifuentez | 78 | 629 | / |
| Sifeuntes | 78 | 8 | / |
| Sifientes | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sifuented | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sifaentes | 78 | 3 | / |
| Zifuentez | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cifuentiz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sifuentea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sifuentex | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sifuintes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chifwenthe | 74 | 105 | / |
| Siffientes | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sefuente | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zefuente | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefuentez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sefuintes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefuentis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefeuntes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefuintis | 56 | 1 | / |
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