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

The last name Chefor is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,018th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. It 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.

Chefor is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,574 people, or 1 in 13,195. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent live, Centre Region, where 22 percent live and Littoral Region, where 11 percent live. Barring Cameroon Chefor exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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