Cleofas

Cleofas Meaning & Origin

About Cleofas
The surname Cleofas is of Greek origin and is derived from the biblical name Cleopas, which means "glory of the father" or "praised by the father." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Cleopas. The name Cleofas is relatively rare and is primarily found among individuals of Spanish or Filipino descent.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cleofas is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cleofas: 121
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 138,304
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cleofas based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cleofas is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLFS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C40102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K L IY1 F AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/cleofas*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cleofas in Braille

Here's how to represent Cleofas in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cleofas in braille

How to sign the name Cleofas using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cleofas using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cleofas in sign language

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