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
The surname Cheffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻒ) occurs most in Brazil. It may be found in the variant forms: Chéffe. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheffe? popularity and diffusion
Cheffe is the 3,485,539th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Cheffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cheffe are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname Cheffe is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 8,233,628. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 35 percent are found, São Paulo, where 27 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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