Chefna Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chefna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Chefna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chefna occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chefna is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chefna are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Chefna is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Chefna exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefnaj92204/
Chefnea921/
Hefna918/
Cefna910/
Chefnais861/
Shefna834/
Hefnay832/
Chafna832/
Cesfna831/
Ceffna831/
Chefni831/
Chefney779/
Chefner775/
Hefnauy774/
Chafnaj774/
Chiefno771/
Chefnes771/
Chifnay770/
Hefny7325,268/
Hefni738,803/
Hefne73454/
Hifna734/
Sefna733/
Gefna731/
Jefna731/
Hefno730/
Khefnach716/
Cheffner711/
Cheffney711/
Chefnous710/
Hefner6713,397/
Hefney67521/
Shifna67149/
Hafnah6721/
Chifni6710/
Khefni677/
Sefnat674/
Sefnaj673/
Hefnee672/
Hefnie671/
Hefnyy671/
Hefnet671/
Heffny671/
Hefned671/
Jefnea671/
Jeffna671/
Heffne671/
Heffni671/
Hefnei671/
Hefniy671/

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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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  • 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 Chefna
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