Cheiffou Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Cheiffou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 87 | 1:220,598 | 7,246 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
Cheiffou (31) may also be a first name.
Cheiffou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheiffou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheiffou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Cheiffou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheiffou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,980,395th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheiffou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Cheiffou is also the 1,874,099th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 220,598. In Niger Cheiffou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 64 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 11 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 2 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 Cheiffou
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