Chefou Surname
Approximately 6,639 people bear this surname
Chefou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6,584 | 1:2,915 | 302 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Chefou (2,729) may also be a first name.
Chefou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chefou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chefou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chefou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chefou is the 74,092nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,097,687 people. The last name Chefou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chefou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chefou is also the 139,997th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 2,729 people.
The surname Chefou is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 6,584 people, or 1 in 2,915. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 14 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Niger this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chefou
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