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
Cheiffou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cheiffou.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheiffou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Cheiffou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cheiffou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name internationally, held by 31 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 220,598. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 64 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 2 percent are found.
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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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