Cheffe Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Cheffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chéffe (1) are calculated separately.
Cheffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻒ) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Chéffe. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheffe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Cheffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cheffe live; 81 percent live in South America and 81 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Cheffe is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 8,233,628. In Brazil Cheffe is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 35 percent reside, São Paulo, where 27 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 23 percent reside. Beside Brazil Cheffe occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheffe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheffe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﻒ | shyf | 50 |
| ﺷﻴﻔﻪ | shyfh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Cheffe
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