Chafahi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chafahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Chafahi (7) may also be a first name.
Chafahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafahi is found most frequently in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chafahi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafahi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Chafahi is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chafahi live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 7 people.
The surname Chafahi is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent live and Maradi Region, where 25 percent live. Other than Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live.
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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 Chafahi
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