Czifra Surname

183,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Czifra Surname User-submission:

Derived from the Hungarian adjective 'cifra' (meaning ornate, colorful, or decorated). Probably refers to an ancestor who wore ornate clothes.

Czifra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,9601:5,008581
Romania1351:148,72515,773
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Slovakia621:86,07216,607
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria91:946,15970,786
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Czifra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Hungarian adjective 'cifra' (meaning ornate, colorful, or decorated). Probably refers to an ancestor who wore ornate clothes.

- kalman1959

Czifra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Czifra occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Czifra.

How Common Is The Last Name Czifra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,374th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,146,609 people. Czifra is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Czifra reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Czifra is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,960 people, or 1 in 5,008. In Hungary Czifra is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Pest County, where 14 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Hungary Czifra exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Czifra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Czifra surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Czifra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.8% less than the national average, earning $38,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cziffra9268/
Cifra912,703/
Zifra9132/
Cziffray862/
Ziffra8344/
Chifra8338/
Ciffra8336/
Zaifra8324/
Czifro8321/
Tzifra836/
Cifrea834/
Chiffra776/
Cifre733,398/
Cyfra73238/
Cefra73121/
Cifro7315/
Cifri7313/
Zufra7311/
Cifré7311/
Zefra735/
Zifri734/
Zifro730/
Chiffray7135/
Cifraová711/
Zeifri67273/
Ţifrea67105/
Tsifra6795/
Ciffre6720/
Tzifri6718/
Zaifri6713/
Ciffro6712/
Zefrai678/
Chifré672/
Chefra672/
Chifre672/
Zuffra672/
Zifrei671/
Chifri671/
Cifrie671/

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