Cioffi Surname

26,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cioffi Surname User-submission:

The Cioffi surname is widespread in Italy, specifically in the southern part - in Naples and Salerno. It is a translation of the Greek word, kophos, which means 'silly'.

Cioffi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,7321:4,803527
United States4,3531:83,2669,445
Brazil7341:291,65411,229
Argentina6751:63,3245,401
France3191:208,22232,359
Canada3111:118,47512,504
England2491:223,76718,807
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Venezuela781:387,2328,103
Spain551:850,03734,138
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Malta361:11,952723
Australia361:749,88148,970
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Panama51:782,45211,059
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cioffi (47) may also be a first name.

Cioffi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cioffi surname is widespread in Italy, specifically in the southern part - in Naples and Salerno. It is a translation of the Greek word, kophos, which means 'silly'.

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Cioffi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cioffi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cioffi (Arabic: سيوفي) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cioffi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cioffi is the 26,974th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 365,896 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cioffi are found; 64 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe. Cioffi is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.

It is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 12,732 people, or 1 in 4,803. In Italy Cioffi is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 72 percent reside, Lazio, where 7 percent reside and Lombardy, where 6 percent reside. Other than Italy this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Cioffi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cioffi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cioffi last name increased 87,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cioffi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cioffi last name are 0.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cioffi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning €27,419 per year; in South Africa they earn 315.25% more than the national average, earning R 986,796 per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $54,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cioffii922/
Coffi9129,706/
Ciofi911,160/
Coffie8324,350/
Ciaffi83673/
Choffi8380/
Cioffe8374/
Couffi8363/
Cioffa8338/
Cioffy8310/
Coiffi839/
Coffei833/
Ciosfi831/
Coffui831/
Ciofei831/
Cofi8091/
Chouffi77217/
Coffiey7717/
Tchoffi7713/
Ciaffei774/
Couffie773/
Cioffer771/
Ciopffy771/
Cofie7315,301/
Coffy733,824/
Caffi731,521/
Coffa73669/
Coffe73652/
Chofi73119/
Cofei73100/
Zoffi7340/
Coffé7334/
Ciafi7317/
Ciofe733/
Chouffai71292/
Ciofoaia71167/
Tchouffi7111/
Coffey6766,697/
Coffee6711,743/
Choufi673,999/
Chaffi67452/
Coiffe67321/
Couffy67219/
Caffie67212/
Choffe67193/
Chohfi67181/
Couffe67146/
Ciaffa67114/
Choffy6783/
Coffay6778/
Coffea6718/
Coëffé6715/
Chofai6715/
Coufie6710/
Coffaa675/
Coiffé673/
Ciaffe672/
Caffei672/
Choffé672/
Coffeh672/
Tsoffi672/
Tchofi672/
Zoffai671/
Couffa671/
Coffuy671/
Coifie671/
Ciofee671/
Chofhi671/
Chowfi671/
Coëffe671/
Zoffie670/

Cioffi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cioffi in the Arabic language
سيوفيsywfy-

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