Cristofa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Cristofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
The alternate forms: Cristôfa (1) are calculated separately.
Cristofa (46) may also be a first name.
Cristofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cristofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cristofa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as: Cristôfa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cristofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Cristofa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 46 people.
Cristofa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found, Borno, where 33 percent are found and Ekiti, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 17 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cristofa
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