Cuffee Surname

224,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Cuffee Surname Definition:

CUFFIE: Probably reduced from Irish MacDhuibh, a variant of MacDuibh, 'son of Dubh' ('black'). James Cuffie and Andrew Cuffie, residents in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).

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Cuffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6811:215,62120,999
Liberia951:46,4064,181
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Cuffee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CUFFIE: Probably reduced from Irish MacDhuibh, a variant of MacDuibh, 'son of Dubh' ('black'). James Cuffie and Andrew Cuffie, residents in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 568).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

Cuffee is a surname of West African origin derived from the Akan language. It comes from the word kofi, which means 'Friday'. Slaves often named children born on Fridays with this name. It is one of the most common American slave male names.

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Cuffee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuffee is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuffee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,803rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,028,494 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cuffee are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,681 people, or 1 in 215,621. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 53 percent reside, Maryland, where 5 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Cuffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cuffee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cuffee last name increased 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cuffee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cuffee last name are 27.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.59% being registered with the party.

Cuffee earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning $36,079 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Chuffee920/
Cuffeey920/
Cuffe913,039/
Cufee913/
Cuffie831,251/
Cuffey83389/
Suffee83366/
Cuffez83147/
Couffe83146/
Chuffe8331/
Cuffet8323/
Cuffer8318/
Cuiffe8313/
Cuffes831/
Kuffee831/
Chufee831/
Cufe8099/
Chauffe77285/
Cauffet77150/
Couffer77134/
Chouffe7752/
Cutfeet7748/
Couffez7719/
Czuffer7719/
Couffet776/
Sauffee776/
Couffie773/
Cooffee771/
Couffey771/
Chuffey771/
Kouffee771/
Cauffer771/
Cuffy732,535/
Cuffi73105/
Juffe7369/
Cufer7363/
Cuffa7349/
Chufe7340/
Sufee7312/
Suffe735/
Kuffe734/
Ciufe734/
Cufie732/
Cuffí732/
Kufee731/
Cufey731/
Zufee731/
Zuffe731/
Coufe731/
Cufej731/
Tchouffe7118/
Ciuffa671,093/
Ciuffi671,076/
Scuffi67585/
Juffer67512/
Jouffe67447/
Coeffe67381/
Couffy67219/
Suffeu67162/
Chuffi67111/
Saufee6799/
Kouffe6799/
Juffet6768/
Couffi6763/
Tschuffer6733/
Cuiffi6730/
Zuffer6724/
Scuffy6721/
Juffey6713/
Coufie6710/
Chufeh678/
Caufey674/
Choufe674/
Cuffit674/
Coufer673/
Cupfer673/
Chaufe672/
Giuffe672/
Cutfer672/
Caufer672/
Cauffy672/
Suffie672/
Jeuffe672/
Soufee672/
Sauffe672/
Cujffy671/
Couffa671/
Ciuffetch671/
Coofee671/
Seuffe671/
Suifee671/
Tchufe671/
Czufer671/
Seufee671/
Cauffi671/
Keuffe671/
Kuffey670/
Chuffy670/
Cuffis670/
Kuffoe670/
Cuffay670/

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