Cristofa Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Cristofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cristofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cristôfa. For other possible spellings of Cristofa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cristofa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Cristofa is primarily 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 common first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Cristofa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Cristofa is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent reside, Borno, where 33 percent reside and Ekiti, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 17 percent reside.

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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 Cristofa
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