Chefor Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Chefor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,5741:13,1951,800
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chefor Last Name Facts

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

Chefor is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chefor.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefor? popularity and diffusion

Chefor is the 250,018th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,592,026 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chefor live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Chefor is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,574 people, or 1 in 13,195. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent reside, Centre Region, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chefor Last Name Statistics demography

Chefor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepfor9234/
Cheffor9213/
Chehfor923/
Chefore922/
Tchefor921/
Chefort921/
Chiefor921/
Cefor916/
Chetfour86113/
Cheffort8618/
Cheapfor861/
Cheffour861/
Chetford860/
Chifor832,450/
Chofor83893/
Hefore8365/
Chafor8335/
Ceafor835/
Heford834/
Cefort834/
Hefour832/
Cesfor831/
Shefor831/
Chefar831/
Chefur831/
Chettfour8029/
Scheffort800/
Hefford771,363/
Hesford771,241/
Heaford77255/
Heifort77174/
Cheffar77119/
Sheafor77114/
Hepford7773/
Heyford7771/
Choffor7728/
Hedford7717/
Heiford779/
Chifore778/
Chefare777/
Sheford775/
Chafoor774/
Chiefar773/
Chapfor772/
Hetford771/
Chaffor771/
Cedford771/
Chefure771/
Sheffor771/
Cesford771/
Chopfor771/
Chofour771/
Choifor771/
Chipfor771/
Heffour771/
Chitfor771/
Heiffor770/
Schefar770/
Shepfor770/
Schifor770/
Cefford770/
Scheaffort751/
Cifor73433/
Sefor7358/
Jefor7353/
Kefor7346/
Gefor7312/
Hefar7312/
Zefor737/
Cefar733/
Cefór731/
Cessford71692/
Headford71630/
Shefford71452/
Cheshfar71271/
Sceiford7173/
Heafford7151/
Choffour7117/
Scheffar718/
Ceawford717/
Headfort717/
Chifford715/
Heyforth715/
Chiffour712/
Heiforth712/
Chaffour712/
Ceesford711/
Hessfort711/
Headfore711/
Scepford711/
Heatford711/
Heshfour711/
Tchiofor711/
Chieffar711/
Cheffeur711/
Chefffar711/
Chitfour711/
Shepford710/
Shedford710/
Hessford710/
Schiffor710/
Sheaford710/
Ceafford710/
Heitford710/
Sichford710/
Shewford710/
Hepforth710/
Seefor67488/
Sefoor67292/
Sefore67104/
Chafar6784/
Kiefor6756/
Chofar6751/
Schiffour6729/
Sefort6713/
Geforh6712/
Seford6710/
Gefoor679/
Shefar678/
Jeffor678/
Chifar676/
Chefurova676/
Seafor675/
Cefard675/
Schifford674/
Ceafar674/
Kefore674/
Shcheffar674/
Keufor674/
Shifor673/
Sefour673/
Ciford672/
Hayfor672/
Hyford672/
Zefour672/
Cefeur672/
Khefar672/
Seforh672/
Hiford671/
Cefare671/
Geffor671/
Cefarr671/
Hefare671/
Chéttfour671/
Heffar671/
Hifour671/
Jefour671/
Hejfar671/
Zefoor671/
Tsefor671/
Cephor671/
Chifăr671/
Caifor671/
Keffor671/
Keafor671/
Chèttfour671/
Kewfor671/
Sheffhour670/
Seyfor670/
Keefor670/
Heasfford670/
Keifor670/
Gefour670/
Cyfort670/
Heffur670/

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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
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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 Chefor
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