Chaifou Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Chaifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 188 | 1:102,085 | 4,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Chaifou (42) may also be a first name.
Chaifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chaifou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chaifou is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Chaifou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chaifou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 42 people.
The last name Chaifou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 102,085. In Niger Chaifou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 82 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 6 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in one country. It is also common in China, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chaifou
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