Cuffee

Cuffee Meaning & Origin

About Cuffee
The surname Cuffee is of African origin and is derived from the West African name Kofi, which means "born on a Friday" in the Akan language. It was commonly given to children born on this day of the week. The name Cuffee is a variation of Kofi, and it was likely adopted by individuals who were enslaved and brought to the Americas during the transatlantic slave trade. Today, the surname Cuffee is primarily found in the United States and is associated with African American heritage.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cuffee: 1,823
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,938
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.62

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cuffee 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 Cuffee is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KF
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AH1 F IY1
🌐 IPA
/ˈkəˈfi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C100

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cuffee in Braille

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

The name Cuffee in braille

How to sign the name Cuffee using Sign Language

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

The name Cuffee in sign language

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