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Where Does The Last Name Cheif Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cheif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻒ) is found most in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheif? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,504,764^th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Cheif reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Cheif is also the 544,256^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 267 people.

The last name Cheif is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 61,117. In Mauritania Cheif is mostly found in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 22 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 19 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania Cheif is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Cheif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Cheif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cheif last name decreased 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheif Last Name Statistics ^demography

Cheif earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.1% less than the national average, earning $17,646 USD per year.