Cahif Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Cahif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Cahif Demographics

Cahif Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Cahif Last Name Facts

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

Cahif occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cahif is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Cahif are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Cahif is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland Cahif is mostly concentrated in: East Renfrewshire, where 88 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Scotland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent are found.

Cahif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahife917/
Chahif914/
Cahiff910/
Sahif80958/
Qahif80792/
Kahif80125/
Zahif8013/
Zahidf735/
Chouif734/
Khahif732/
Cheaif731/
Cahefe731/
Sahiff730/
Saheief671/
Caef671/
Chouife671/
Chouaif671/
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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 Cahif
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