Cheff Surname

369,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cheff Surname User-submission:

It is a French surname, meaning 'head of' or 'bald'.

Cheff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5031:720,59456,697
Canada3981:92,57710,142
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cheff (66) may also be a first name.

Cheff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a French surname, meaning 'head of' or 'bald'.

- hondagirl125

Cheff Last Name Facts

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

Cheff (Russian: Чефф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 369,492nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,489,770 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cheff are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 66 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 720,594. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Montana, where 28 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Cheff exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 41 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Cheff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cheff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cheff surname grew 7,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cheff last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cheff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheff911,627/
Chieff9144/
Cheffe9132/
Cheaff910/
Chef89669/
Heff89288/
Ceff8920/
Scheffs83311/
Scheiff83287/
Scheeff83259/
Schefft8366/
Schepff8321/
Schieff8320/
Scheffz834/
Tcheffe832/
Cheiffe831/
Shcheff831/
Cheuffh831/
Scheaff830/
Chief802,668/
Sheff801,643/
Chefe80147/
Hefft80142/
Cheif80139/
Schef80111/
Heffe8097/
Chiff8028/
Cseff8024/
Hieff8017/
Cheef8015/
Heiff804/
Ceffe803/
Tchef803/
Cheaf802/
Cheft802/
Heffs801/
Cieff801/
Dchef801/
Sceff801/
Cheuf801/
Heyff800/
Scheaffe770/
Hef75176/
Cef754/
Schiff738,959/
Schefe73967/
Scheef73561/
Sheaff73554/
Schäff73393/
Chiffe73357/
Schief73198/
Schyff73153/
Shieff73135/
Schepf7386/
Sheiff7368/
Sheffe7351/
Scheaf7326/
Dzheff7322/
Sheffs7319/
Schefs7313/
Schefz7312/
Scheif738/
Cheife736/
Schcef733/
Chioff732/
Cheefe732/
Tchiff732/
Tchefe732/
Chejfe731/
Hchief731/
Chyoff731/
Chéffe731/
Chéfff731/
Cheefs731/
Chuiff731/
Jheyff731/
Jheiff731/
Chiffs730/
Scheuf730/
Schehf730/
Chefhe730/
Chew6790,428/
Jeff678,379/
Cheb673,457/
Heft672,658/
Shef671,311/
Zeff67909/
Seff67612/
Keff67340/
Heef67300/
Chif67265/
Chev67247/
Heif67245/
Hiff67234/
Schijff67189/
Hief67143/
Sheaffe67138/
Hetf67132/
Heaf6764/
Scheefe6754/
Scheife6745/
Cief6739/
Cefe6739/
Schuyff6726/
Hepf6726/
Schaiff6724/
Csef6719/
Cepf6716/
Geff6712/
Khef6710/
Ceft674/
Hefe674/
Hesf673/
Schiffe673/
Ceif673/
Hefz673/
Ceuf673/
Schiffs672/
Scheift672/
Hefs672/
Schifft672/
Kcef672/
Hzef672/
Hedf672/
Hhef672/
Cedf672/
Choiffe671/
Cesf671/
Chefova671/
Scheepf671/
Schiepf671/
Ciff671/
Heyf671/
Šeff671/
Scef671/
Schäffe671/
Schäffs671/
Schioff671/
Sheiffs671/
Cevf671/
Ceyf671/
Cehf671/
Cejf671/
Ceaf671/
Ccef671/
Cihf671/
Cqef671/
Dcef671/
Hqef671/
Hsef671/
Hgef671/
Hevf671/
Hkef671/
Hjef671/
Hjff671/
Sheeffe670/
Scheafe670/
Scheadf670/

Cheff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheff in the Russian language
Чеффceff-

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