Chefo Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Congo61:831,51616,072
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chefo (1,319) may also be a first name.

Chefo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chefo is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chefo reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chefo is also the 216,403rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,319 people.

Chefo is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Berea District, where 49 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 46 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 12 percent are found.

Chefo Last Name Statistics demography

Chefo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.17% less than the national average, earning R 78,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefou916,639/
Cheffo9167/
Chiefo9138/
Chefoh9115/
Cheefo913/
Chefoo912/
Tchefo912/
Chefot911/
Chedfo911/
Hefo8997/
Cefo8949/
Cheffou836,302/
Chieffo831,505/
Cheifou83236/
Tcheffo8344/
Tchefou8311/
Cheifot838/
Cheffoh835/
Cheiffo832/
Tchefoh832/
Cheefou832/
Chetfou832/
Chiefou832/
Chiefoh831/
Dchefou831/
Cchefou831/
Cheffot831/
Chepfou831/
Cheyfou831/
Chezfou831/
Chhefou831/
Cheufou831/
Chevfou831/
Cheefoo831/
Chefa80735/
Shefo80298/
Chifo80165/
Chafo8092/
Chofo8017/
Heffo8012/
Csefo809/
Hefou807/
Khefo805/
Ceifo802/
Cheiffou7789/
Tcheffou779/
Chefffou776/
Ccheffou772/
Chheffou772/
Dcheffou771/
Chaeffou771/
Cheffouh771/
Cheffa73900/
Chiefa73371/
Cheifa73218/
Chaffo73215/
Shefoo73215/
Choffo7386/
Sheffo7351/
Schifo7350/
Chepho7341/
Shefou7326/
Chifoi7320/
Tchefa7320/
Tchifo7319/
Chifos7316/
Chifou7312/
Chiffo7311/
Chofoh7310/
Chuifo739/
Heifou738/
Chefas737/
Schefa737/
Chifoh734/
Cheufa734/
Sheifo734/
Chefaa733/
Chefat733/
Hiefou733/
Ceffou732/
Cehfou732/
Ceifos732/
Chiofo732/
Heffou732/
Chofuo731/
Cieffo731/
Sceefo731/
Sceifo731/
Shefuo731/
Chefah731/
Chaifo731/
Shefoy731/
Cgefou731/
Chafoh731/
Chafoy731/
Chefaï731/
Hefous731/
Tshefo731/
Sheefo731/
Cefous730/
Schefhout711/
Cheifffou711/
Sefo672,070/
Cefa67335/
Tchiffo67271/
Schiffo67243/
Cheuffa67216/
Cifo67213/
Chaifou67189/
Chiffot67179/
Tchiofo67137/
Cheffah67125/
Kefo67125/
Hefa67119/
Zefo6793/
Chieffa6776/
Tcheffa6770/
Hifo6734/
Čefo6732/
Cheiffa6730/
Ćefo6718/
Chaifoo6717/
Chiffou6710/
Sheffou678/
Schepfa677/
Jefo675/
Çefo675/
Cheypho675/
Chaffoo674/
Choyfoo674/
Chaffoy673/
Sheiffo672/
Sheifou672/
Chioffo672/
Cyfo672/
Cheepho672/
Chetfat671/
Chewfah671/
Heffodd671/
Gefo671/
Cheffat671/
Hieffou671/
Şefo671/
Shieffo671/
Scheffa671/
Tchuifo671/
Tchifou671/
Tshiefo671/
Chéffou671/
Chayfou671/
Chefaut671/
Cheffeu671/
Chiofou671/
Qefo671/
Scheifa671/
Xefo671/
Chaepho671/
Scefoss670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chefo
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