Chefa Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4491:4,527888
Algeria1621:238,46626,068
Romania521:386,11332,215
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Chefa (83) may also be a first name.

Chefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chefa is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chefa is the 459,598th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. Chefa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Chefa live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 83 people.

The last name Chefa is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 449 people, or 1 in 4,527. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 47 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 25 percent reside and Maseru District, where 13 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 22 percent reside and Romania, where 7 percent reside.

Chefa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chefa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 61.63% less than the national average, earning R 91,188 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefai911,268/
Cheffa91900/
Chiefa91371/
Cheifa91218/
Tchefa9120/
Chefas917/
Schefa917/
Cheufa914/
Chefaa913/
Chefat913/
Chefay913/
Chefah911/
Chefaï911/
Cefa89335/
Hefa89119/
Cheuffa83216/
Cheffaj83170/
Cheffah83125/
Chieffa8376/
Tcheffa8370/
Cheiffa8330/
Cheffai8324/
Schepfa837/
Chefaia833/
Chetfat831/
Chewfah831/
Cheffat831/
Scheffa831/
Chefaut831/
Chefaai831/
Scheifa831/
Shefa8014,829/
Chafa803,557/
Chifa802,109/
Cefai801,038/
Ceffa80495/
Chofa80248/
Chefe80147/
Chefi8087/
Hefaj8076/
Chefo8073/
Heffa8034/
Khefa8018/
Hefau8016/
Chyfa8013/
Heifa8012/
Hefaz8010/
Cefaz807/
Hefad806/
Cefas803/
Cefau802/
Hedfa802/
Xhefa802/
Cefah801/
Hjefa801/
Heyfa801/
Ceifa801/
Ciefa801/
Cefaï801/
Cefad801/
Heefa801/
Zcefa801/
Hiefa800/
Chefy800/
Tcheiffa771/
Tcheffai771/
Tchefgai771/
Chaefaai771/
Schefeas770/
Chafai7315,519/
Chefou736,639/
Shefat731,988/
Chaffa731,974/
Chafaa731,866/
Cheffi73532/
Chaifa73427/
Chefer73404/
Chiefe73309/
Chafay73282/
Tchifa73224/
Chiffa73196/
Chafah73182/
Chifaa73137/
Cheffy73115/
Schifa73105/
Cheffo7367/
Sheffa7348/
Chiefi7339/
Chiefo7338/
Sheefa7333/
Cheffe7332/
Chofay7329/
Chefes7329/
Tshefa7329/
Shefaa7324/
Chepha7323/
Chiofa7317/
Shefau7317/
Shefai7315/
Chefoh7315/
Chofai7315/
Chifat7313/
Chefeh7313/
Chuifa7312/
Chifai7310/
Chafaï7310/
Cheife736/
Chaafa736/
Hchifa736/
Csefay735/
Csefai734/
Shefad734/
Kheffa734/
Chefie734/
Hefaid734/
Choffa733/
Chefei733/
Chopfa733/
Hefaaj733/
Shefas733/
Chifah733/
Chifau733/
Sheyfa733/
Cheefo733/
Cheefe732/
Kheifa732/
Chafea732/
Heffad732/
Chefee732/
Chefoo732/
Shefah732/
Tchefo732/
Khefah732/
Heffat732/
Heiffa732/
Hechfa732/
Hefadh732/
Ceefay731/
Chefot731/
Chejfe731/
Hepfat731/
Hefaaz731/
Shefaj731/
Chifas731/
Heffah731/
Khefaz731/
Shefay731/
Scefai731/
Chedfo731/
Chahfa731/
Cephea731/
Chifay731/
Chefey731/
Chefiy731/
Cheufi731/
Zehefa731/
Chefii731/
Chefis731/
Cheafi731/
Heffas731/
Chayfa731/
Chefhi731/
Shefea731/
Sshefa731/
Chofah731/
Heefaz731/
Shefap730/
Ceifas730/
Chefhe730/
Heffay730/
Cheiffaud7113/
Schefhaut711/
Tscheuffa711/
Sefa6724,487/
Cheffou676,302/
Kefa674,530/
Jefa673,111/
Chaffai672,258/
Chieffo671,505/
Cheffer67767/
Tchiffa67585/
Chieffi67339/
Hifa67291/
Cheifou67236/
Chaffaa67206/
Chieffe67173/
Qefa67161/
Zefa67151/
Cheffey67131/
Hefo6797/
Cheifer6757/
Hefi6751/
Çefa6750/
Cefo6749/
Tcheffo6744/
Cifa6740/
Gefa6739/
Chaifai6727/
Choifah6726/
Sheaffa6726/
Chepfer6724/
Chaffah6724/
Cheifet6723/
Tchaifa6716/
Choffay6714/
Tchefei6712/
Cheffet6711/
Chaffay6711/
Tchefou6711/
Cheffie679/
Cheifot678/
Šefa677/
Chaifah676/
Shefaat676/
Khefach676/
Cheffoh675/
Hyfa674/
Chephas674/
Chafaai674/
Hefe674/
Kheshfa674/
Hefy673/
Chefets672/
Cheiffo672/
Shefahu672/
Tchefoh672/
Ceyffat672/
Cheefou672/
Chetfou672/
Chiefou672/
Chioffa671/
Cheefui671/
Cheiffe671/
Cheafer671/
Sheffea671/
Chaffea671/
Hefaidh671/
Chefije671/
Chiefoh671/
Shefaha671/
Heshfat671/
Koychfa671/
Sheefat671/
Tchiofa671/
Tschifa671/
Dchefou671/
Cheafie671/
Chaffaï671/
Chafffa671/
Cchefou671/
Cepheas671/
Cseffai671/
Chiffay671/
Chefeeh671/
Cheffeu671/
Cheffot671/
Chejfez671/
Chepfou671/
Cheyfou671/
Chezfou671/
Chhefou671/
Cheuffi671/
Cheufou671/
Chevfou671/
Shiefaa671/
Heffadh671/
Chaafai671/
Xefa671/
Schefei671/
Cheefoo671/
Hjfa671/
Kheefah671/
Cheefer670/
Cheffee670/
Cheafey670/
Shefass670/

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