Last Name Cefalo

The surname "Cefalo" is of Italian origin. It is derived from the Italian word for "head" or "chief," which is "capo" or "cefalo" in Italian. It is likely that the surname originally referred to someone in a position of leadership or authority.

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• INSEE statistics on the surname "Cefalo"
• Global distribution of the surname on Forebears.io
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