Chafariou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chafariou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Chafariou (8) may also be a first name.
Chafariou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafariou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafariou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafariou? popularity and diffusion
Chafariou is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafariou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 8 people.
The surname Chafariou is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Chafariou is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 86 percent live and Littoral Department, where 14 percent live. Outside of Benin it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Congo, where 13 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 Chafariou
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