Cufaj Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Cufaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cufaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania2361:12,3482,285
Kosovo261:71,6104,700
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Çufaj (26) are calculated separately.

Cufaj Last Name Facts

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

Cufaj is found most frequently in Albania. It can occur as a variant: Çufaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cufaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cufaj is the 926,175th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Cufaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cufaj live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Albania, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 12,348. In Albania Cufaj is mostly concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 39 percent reside, Tirana County, where 27 percent reside and Durrës County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Albania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 9 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çufaj9326/
Cufa8996/
Cufat8085/
Cuffa8049/
Chufa8047/
Ciufa8029/
Cufay8029/
Žufaj807/
Caufa804/
Zufaj801/
Cufac801/
Cufas801/
Cufej801/
Ciuffa731,093/
Choufa73684/
Chaufa73156/
Chuffa7345/
Chufai7325/
Cuffat7319/
Chuifa7312/
Coufas738/
Cheufa734/
Cufatt731/
Scoufa731/
Soufaj731/
Sufaij731/
Jufaji731/
Couffa731/
Cuffay730/
Cufaud730/
Kufa6710,837/
Sufa673,527/
Cufi67682/
Jufa67295/
Cheuffa67216/
Tchoufa67159/
Cufe6799/
Zufa6796/
Çufa6770/
Tcheufa6752/
Cuffaut6746/
Chufuji6738/
Cuffaux6736/
Chouffa6717/
Cufí6714/
Žufa679/
Cufy676/
Choufai672/
Kufj672/
Chauffa671/
Cuffatt671/
Jufj671/
Khufaja671/
Tchaufa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cufaj
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