Chenafa Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Chenafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,1711:32,9905,988
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
France121:5,535,227269,324
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chenafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chenafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chenafa is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenafa? popularity and diffusion

Chenafa is the 307,971st most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chenafa live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,171 people, or 1 in 32,990. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 56 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 28 percent reside and Mascara Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenahfa931/
Chenafaa931/
Chennafa931/
Chenafi866,037/
Shenafa863/
Chinafa863/
Chanafa861/
Chonafa861/
Henaffa861/
Chenafe861/
Heenafa861/
Chennafi801,003/
Chenaifi8060/
Chinafat8010/
Chenaffi804/
Chengafe803/
Chenoufa802/
Tchinafa801/
Chenoffa801/
Hinafa7717/
Kenafa777/
Jenafa775/
Henafi771/
Henafe771/
Senafa771/
Khenafi71276/
Hanafah7132/
Chinofa7132/
Quenafa7110/
Chenofe716/
Senaufa715/
Hennafi713/
Henoufa712/
Henadfi711/
Chinafo711/
Chonefa711/
Chenoufi673,642/
Chanapha67504/
Khenoufa67324/
Khenafou67223/
Chinapha67140/
Khennafi67137/
Chingofa6722/
Chenoufe6711/
Hanaifah677/
Chanafoo677/
Chanoufa675/
Chenoffe671/
Chinaife671/
Chenoufé671/
Quenafah671/
Chinafui671/

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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 Chenafa
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