Cheifa Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Cheifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 182 | 1:212,261 | 24,678 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Cheifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻒ) occurs most in Algeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheifa? popularity and diffusion
Cheifa is the 1,115,011th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cheifa live; 83 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 212,261. In Algeria Cheifa is most common in: Médéa Province, where 95 percent live, Blida Province, where 2 percent live and Laghouat Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Algeria Cheifa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﻒ | shyf | 40 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﻱ | alshfay | 20 |
| ﺷﻴﻔﻪ | shyfh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻔﻪ | alshyfh | 10 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ | alshfa | 10 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Cheifa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis