Cioffo Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cioffo 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'.

Cioffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4981:122,80520,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Cioffo 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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Cioffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cioffo is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cioffo.

How Common Is The Last Name Cioffo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 595,654th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cioffo reside; 95 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 122,805. In Italy Cioffo is most numerous in: Campania, where 93 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 4 percent are found and Lombardy, where 2 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Cioffo Last Name Statistics demography

Cioffo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciofo91123/
Coffo914/
Choffo8386/
Coffou8342/
Cioffa8338/
Tcoffo8316/
Ciaffo831/
Cofo802/
Tchoffo776,444/
Chouffo7711/
Tcsoffo771/
Dchoffo771/
Caffo731,204/
Coffa73669/
Chofo7317/
Zoffo7312/
Ciafo731/
Cofou731/
Ciofoaia71167/
Tchouffo719/
Tchoffou714/
Thchoffo711/
Tchofo67340/
Chaffo67215/
Ciaffa67114/
Tsoffo6725/
Tchouffot6716/
Chofoh6710/
Coffaa675/
Tchouffou674/
Caffou673/
Cuofuo673/
Choffa673/
Coufou671/
Zoffou671/
Tchouffoh671/
Tsiofo671/
Couffa671/
Chofuo671/
Caffoy671/
Choufo671/
Coffah671/

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