Cheffa Surname

392,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Cheffa Surname User-submission:

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

Cheffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Algeria1291:299,46929,448
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Cheffa (17) may also be a first name.

Cheffa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- hondagirl125

Cheffa Last Name Facts

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

Cheffa is most common in Ghana. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 392,884th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,097,273 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheffa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cheffa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Beside Ghana it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Ukraine, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheuffa92216/
Cheffaj92170/
Cheffah92125/
Chieffa9276/
Tcheffa9270/
Cheiffa9230/
Cheffai9224/
Cheffat921/
Scheffa921/
Chefa91735/
Ceffa91495/
Heffa9134/
Tcheiffa861/
Tcheffai861/
Chaffa831,974/
Chefai831,268/
Cheffi83532/
Chiefa83371/
Cheifa83218/
Chiffa83196/
Cheffy83115/
Cheffo8367/
Sheffa8348/
Cheffe8332/
Tchefa8320/
Chefas837/
Schefa837/
Kheffa834/
Cheufa834/
Choffa833/
Chefaa833/
Chefat833/
Chefay833/
Heffad832/
Heffat832/
Heiffa832/
Chefah831/
Heffah831/
Chefaï831/
Heffas831/
Heffay830/
Cefa80335/
Hefa80119/
Cheiffaud8013/
Tscheuffa801/
Cheffou776,302/
Chaffai772,258/
Chieffo771,505/
Cheffer77767/
Tchiffa77585/
Chieffi77339/
Chaffaa77206/
Chieffe77173/
Cheffey77131/
Tcheffo7744/
Sheaffa7726/
Chaffah7724/
Choffay7714/
Cheffet7711/
Chaffay7711/
Cheffie779/
Schepfa777/
Cheffoh775/
Chefaia773/
Cheiffo772/
Ceyffat772/
Chioffa771/
Chetfat771/
Cheiffe771/
Chewfah771/
Sheffea771/
Chaffea771/
Chaffaï771/
Chafffa771/
Cseffai771/
Chiffay771/
Chefaut771/
Cheffeu771/
Cheffot771/
Cheuffi771/
Heffadh771/
Chefaai771/
Scheifa771/
Cheffee770/
Shefa7314,829/
Chafa733,557/
Chifa732,109/
Keffa731,328/
Cefai731,038/
Jeffa73904/
Chofa73248/
Chefe73147/
Heffe7397/
Chefi7387/
Zeffa7380/
Hefaj7376/
Chefo7373/
Ciffa7359/
Heffy7356/
Heffi7341/
Hiffa7339/
Geffa7329/
Seffa7328/
Khefa7318/
Hefau7316/
Chyfa7313/
Heifa7312/
Heffo7312/
Hefaz7310/
Cefaz737/
Hefad736/
Cefas733/
Cefau732/
Hedfa732/
Xhefa732/
Cefah731/
Hjefa731/
Heyfa731/
Ceifa731/
Čeffa731/
Ciefa731/
Cefaï731/
Cefad731/
Heefa731/
Zcefa731/
Hiefa730/
Chefy730/
Scheffey71238/
Cheiffou7189/
Chiffaut7139/
Cheiffer7117/
Tcheffou719/
Chefffou716/
Cheffher713/
Kheffach712/
Ccheffou712/
Chheffou712/
Chaiffai711/
Cheeffer711/
Tchefgai711/
Dcheffou711/
Chaefaai711/
Chaeffou711/
Chieffeu711/
Chiffaud711/
Cheffouy711/
Cheffouh711/
Cheaffet711/
Cheeffee710/
Schefeas710/
Chafai6715,519/
Chefou676,639/
Shefat671,988/
Heffer671,936/
Chafaa671,866/
Seffah671,676/
Chiffi67796/
Caiffa67439/
Chaifa67427/
Chefer67404/
Heffes67370/
Chiffe67357/
Shiffa67324/
Chiefe67309/
Chafay67282/
Seffaj67274/
Tchifa67224/
Chaffo67215/
Seffai67213/
Heffey67190/
Kheffi67184/
Chafah67182/
Chifaa67137/
Schifa67105/
Heffez67101/
Choffo6786/
Jeffay6761/
Sheffo6751/
Chiffy6744/
Chiefi6739/
Chiefo6738/
Sheefa6733/
Chofay6729/
Chefes6729/
Tshefa6729/
Shefaa6724/
Chepha6723/
Cheiffetz6721/
Chiofa6717/
Shefau6717/
Shefai6715/
Chefoh6715/
Chofai6715/
Chifat6713/
Chefeh6713/
Chuifa6712/
Chiffo6711/
Chifai6710/
Chafaï6710/
Cseffó679/
Cheife676/
Keffah676/
Chaafa676/
Hchifa676/
Csefay675/
Keiffa675/
Csefai674/
Shefad674/
Ciffai674/
Kieffa674/
Chefie674/
Hefaid674/
Chefei673/
Chopfa673/
Hefaaj673/
Shefas673/
Heffie673/
Chifah673/
Chifau673/
Sheyfa673/
Cheefo673/
Cheefe672/
Kheifa672/
Chafea672/
Keffaz672/
Haffah672/
Chefee672/
Chefoo672/
Shefah672/
Queffa672/
Tchefo672/
Ceffou672/
Khefah672/
Heffou672/
Hechfa672/
Hefadh672/
Ceefay671/
Chefot671/
Chejfe671/
Hepfat671/
Hefaaz671/
Cieffo671/
Shefaj671/
Seaffa671/
Chifas671/
Seiffa671/
Sieffa671/
Geffay671/
Jeffai671/
Khefaz671/
Zeuffa671/
Shefay671/
Scefai671/
Schefhaut671/
Seffaa671/
Seffat671/
Tciffa671/
Chéffe671/
Chedfo671/
Chahfa671/
Cephea671/
Chifay671/
Chefey671/
Chefiy671/
Cheifffou671/
Cheufi671/
Zehefa671/
Chefii671/
Chefis671/
Cheafi671/
Chayfa671/
Chefhi671/
Zeffai671/
Shefea671/
Sshefa671/
Chofah671/
Haiffa671/
Heefaz671/
Heaffy670/
Shefap670/
Tscheffey670/
Chiffeaux670/
Ceffey670/
Keeffa670/
Ceifas670/
Chefhe670/

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