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 surname Cristofa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms: Cristôfa. Click here for other possible spellings of Cristofa.
How Common Is The Last Name Cristofa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Cristofa occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Cristofa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Cristofa is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent reside, Borno, where 33 percent reside and Ekiti, where 33 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Cristofa 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
- 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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