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 last name Chenafa is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chenafa is the 307,971st most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chenafa live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Chenafa is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,171 people, or 1 in 32,990. In Algeria Chenafa is primarily found in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 56 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 28 percent reside and Mascara Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside 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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