Chayef Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Chayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Chayef (13) may also be a first name.

Chayef Last Name Facts

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

Chayef occurs most in Sweden. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chayef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Chayef occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Chayef live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia. Chayef is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname Chayef is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayef914,108/
Chaef914/
Cayef911/
Khayef83943/
Chayeb83930/
Schaef83264/
Shayef8334/
Chaeff838/
Chayev834/
Chayof834/
Hayefe831/
Chayaf831/
Hayf806/
Cayf802/
Schaeff77226/
Chayeva7710/
Chhayeb771/
Chief732,668/
Sayef731,108/
Chaif731,037/
Chaev73734/
Hayeb73273/
Hayev73156/
Cheif73139/
Hoyef7384/
Khaef7349/
Khayf7337/
Shaef7330/
Hayft7327/
Chayb7327/
Zayef7327/
Chauf7321/
Cajef7319/
Cheef7315/
Hayaf7314/
Choef7313/
Chyev734/
Hayew733/
Haief733/
Cheaf732/
Cayaf732/
Caief731/
Hayuf731/
Cayew731/
Cheuf731/
Chayw731/
Haysf730/
Chaieb675,239/
Schauf672,228/
Shayeb671,291/
Scheef67561/
Sayeef67464/
Chayab67349/
Chiyev67320/
Chayav67243/
Schief67198/
Schaev6771/
Chauff6764/
Shaeff6746/
Chieff6744/
Shayev6734/
Shaief6732/
Chuyev6731/
Hahyev6727/
Scheaf6726/
Choeff6723/
Khayif6722/
Hayouf6721/
Khajef6711/
Shayew679/
Khayev678/
Scheif678/
Khayaf678/
Hayhew677/
Cheife676/
Shayif676/
Chayaw676/
Shayaf675/
Schoef675/
Cheyeb675/
Chhaif674/
Khaief674/
Choyeb674/
Chouef673/
Tchaev672/
Chaiev672/
Chaufe672/
Schuyf672/
Sayefe672/
Chaife671/
Chejfe671/
Chaueb671/
Chauev671/
Chayov671/
Jayefh671/
Hauief671/
Hchief671/
Hajeef671/
Cheief671/
Chiief671/
Shiyef671/
Haweef671/
Hawief671/
Khayyf671/
Sayief671/
Tcheuf671/
Chayib671/
Chahyb671/
Chajuf671/
Chehaf671/
Shaiyf671/
Scheuf670/
Schaif670/
Schaew670/
Cheaff670/
Schoeyeff670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chayef
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