Giaffa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Giaffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giaffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Giaffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giaffa occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Giaffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Giaffa is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Giaffa reside; 80 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent reside in Italic Europe.

Giaffa is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 15,289,172. In Italy Giaffa is most frequent in: Sicily, where 50 percent are found, Campania, where 25 percent are found and Lazio, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Italy Giaffa occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iaffa9112/
Giafa912/
Giaffo8314/
Yiaffa8311/
Ogiafa8310/
Iaffat832/
Iafa801/
Giaffei772/
Yiaffas771/
Gaiiafa771/
Saffa7321,761/
Yaffa734,940/
Jaffa731,768/
Caffa731,206/
Zaffa73114/
Ijafa7321/
Jiafa737/
Ioffa736/
Yiafa731/
Ihafa731/
Iafat731/
Iafau731/
Hiafa731/
Sgafa731/
Ziafa731/
Gaiyafai712/
Gaiyafay711/
Saffah67529/
Scaffa67357/
Iaffei6757/
Jaffah6728/
Yaffai6726/
Hiapfa6725/
Saiffa6721/
Jaffas6720/
Jaffat6718/
Djaffa6716/
Saffai6710/
Aiyafa679/
Saffaa678/
Jieafa678/
Oiyafa675/
Yahffa675/
Jaffay673/
Jaaffa673/
Saffay672/
Jiafat672/
Zaffas671/
Jaffai671/
Caffay671/
Saffau671/
Ziaffo671/
Seaffa671/
Seiffa671/
Saffea671/
Ojiafa671/
Ijiafa671/
Iatfai671/
Jaffad671/
Zaffah671/
Ejiafa671/
Zaffat671/
Caffau671/
Yiafas671/
Yaffah671/
Caffaa670/

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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 Giaffa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis