Cliffy Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Cliffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cliffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Cliffy (268) may also be a first name.

Cliffy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cliffy occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Cliffy are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Cliffy is also the 543,171st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 268 people.

The surname Cliffy is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Cliffy is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cliffey920/
Cliffe835,518/
Sliffy837/
Cliffi832/
Cliffer7720/
Clifffe771/
Cliffes771/
Cleffey770/
Sliffey770/
Cliffee770/
Clife737/
Clefy730/
Cliffoid711/
Cleffi67232/
Sliffe67127/
Cleife67104/
Schliffer6767/
Cleffe6712/
Clifit673/
Cleifi671/
Clifis671/
Kliffi671/
Chlifi671/
Cliofé671/
Cliefe671/
Kliffe671/
Cluife671/
Schleiffa671/
Sleffy670/
Chilliffe670/
Sclife670/
Clifer670/
Jliffe670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cliffy
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