Chafiai Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chafiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

Chafiai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chafiai is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafiai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 522,545th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chafiai are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 56,242. Not including Morocco this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Chafiai Last Name Statistics demography

Chafiai earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 148.56% more than the national average, earning $107,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shafiai86303/
Chafeai864/
Chefiai861/
Shafiaie8011/
Sha'fiai801/
Shaffiai801/
Safiai77102/
Hafiae771/
Chadfioui751/
Shafiae7119/
Shafeai7116/
Shafieei673/
Chefioui672/
Shafiaee671/
Shafioui671/
Safeai628/
Safiâi627/
Safiae621/
Safioui57650/
Safieei578/
Saafiae571/
Safhioui5323/
Shofiayo533/
Soufiahi531/
Soufiaoui505/
Shafeeaay503/

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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 Chafiai
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