Giffa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Giffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Giffa (8) may also be a first name.

Giffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Giffa is found most frequently in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giffa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Giffa occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Giffa live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Giffa is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name internationally, held by 8 people.

The surname Giffa is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atlantique Department, where 33 percent live, Borgou Department, where 33 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guiffa9110/
Giffaz911/
Iffa89228/
Gifa8945/
Giffaut83280/
Giffaud8363/
Gaiffas8361/
Giffaux8315/
Guiffaz831/
Iffat805,164/
Iffah80687/
Giffi80496/
Siffa80316/
Aiffa80234/
Giffe8069/
Ghifa8069/
Ciffa8059/
Guffa8053/
Ieffa8049/
Hiffa8039/
Giffo8034/
Geffa8029/
Jiffa8024/
Oiffa8010/
Gaifa808/
Guifa808/
Ioffa806/
Giffy806/
Ngifa806/
Ziffa805/
Gifas804/
Iffad803/
Gifai802/
Goifa802/
Yiffa802/
Iffai802/
Gifaa801/
Gifaj801/
Iffap801/
Giffault7759/
Guiffaut7737/
Guiffaud778/
Ifa755,380/
Guiffo731,169/
Gaiffe731,126/
Giffey73357/
Chiffa73196/
Siffah73135/
Gaiffi73115/
Aiffat7350/
Giffis7346/
Djiffa7342/
Ghiofa7341/
Giffei7338/
Giffee7330/
Saiffa7321/
Guiffe7314/
Geffat7310/
Ghiffi7310/
Giffes739/
Gueffa736/
Jiffas735/
Giffie735/
Iffatt735/
Ciffai734/
Guifai734/
Giffod733/
Heiffa732/
Iffaat731/
Gieffe731/
Seiffa731/
Sieffa731/
Geffay731/
Gaifas731/
Ngiffe731/
Ngiffo731/
Tciffa731/
Guifau731/
Gifaya731/
Ghuffa731/
Ghiffo731/
Eiffat731/
Ngeffa731/
Gheffa731/
Shgifa731/
Haiffa731/
Giffer730/
Giffed730/
Guiffault7184/
Sifa6791,085/
Effa678,556/
Aifa672,974/
Yifa671,525/
Ifaz671,241/
Ifat671,187/
Zifa671,041/
Ifah67767/
Gufa67572/
Ifad67370/
Gueffaz67307/
Hifa67291/
Oifa67148/
Guiffes67118/
Gueffai67107/
Chieffa6776/
Isfa6773/
Gifi6773/
Giffith6766/
Ifai6743/
Cifa6740/
Gefa6739/
Jifa6735/
Cheiffa6730/
Ifay6722/
Iofa6721/
Iefa6721/
Ihfa6720/
Ifas6718/
Gife6718/
Guiffer6714/
Ifaj6710/
Iffo6710/
Ifaa678/
Uifa678/
Giffeth677/
Gifo677/
Eifa677/
Gieffer676/
Itfa675/
Guiffis675/
Ghaifah673/
Ifea672/
Ipfa672/
Ifau672/
Chioffa671/
Giffeis671/
Giffiph671/
Gify671/
Yffa671/
Geffaux671/
Guiffou671/
Guiffès671/
Gaiffer671/
Gaifffe671/
Chiffay671/
Gheffaz671/
Gueffad671/
Iwfa671/
Haiffah671/
Ijfa671/
Gisffey670/
Giffood670/
Giffoth670/

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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 Giffa
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