Colifa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Equatorial Guinea
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Colifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Colifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colifa is found most frequently in Equatorial Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Colifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Colifa live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Colifa is most widely held in Equatorial Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 283,918. Besides Equatorial Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cholifa92712/
Colifah9234/
Califa83253/
Solifa8376/
Kolifa8331/
Colifi831/
Chollifah808/
Kolifah772,075/
Kholifa771,422/
Qolifah77145/
Solifah77107/
Culifaj7777/
Jolaifa7758/
Califfa7741/
Kolifai7730/
Koulifa7723/
Chalifa7720/
Califas7711/
Kolifay773/
Colifer772/
Zoulifa771/
Califea771/
Kolaifa771/
Koolifa771/
Koliofa771/
Sollifa771/
Callifa771/
Califat770/
Colifee770/
Kholifah7134,514/
Qholifah7146/
Qollifah7118/
Chulaifa718/
Collifer714/
Khoulifa711/
Kollifas711/
Kolifath711/
Chalifau711/
Chaliffa710/
Cholefau710/
Kalifa6718,612/
Kelifa6716,846/
Salifa67410/
Calife67196/
Zalifa67121/
Jalifa6777/
Zulifa6761/
Khoilifah6720/
Kolefa6718/
Kolifi6716/
Solefa6714/
Kholaifah677/
Califi675/
Kholiofah675/
Qalifa674/
Colefi672/
Califo672/
Solifo672/
Khoulaifa671/
Kolife671/
Kholaifat671/
Kolyfa671/
Calyfa671/
Chalifeau670/

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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 Colifa
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