Chieff Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Chieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chieff occurs most in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chieff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chieff is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Chieff reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Chieff Last Name Statistics demography

Chieff earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.66% less than the national average, earning R 95,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chieffe92173/
Schieff9220/
Chieffs921/
Chief912,668/
Cheff91973/
Chiff9128/
Hieff9117/
Schieffe862/
Chiffe83357/
Chiefe83309/
Schief83198/
Shieff83135/
Cheffe8332/
Choeff8323/
Chaeff838/
Chiefs836/
Chioff832/
Hchief831/
Hieaff831/
Cheief831/
Chiief831/
Chuiff831/
Chiffs830/
Cheaff830/
Chef80669/
Heff80288/
Chif80265/
Hiff80234/
Hief80143/
Chijoff7715/
Tchueff772/
Shieffe772/
Choiffe771/
Cheiffe771/
Hiefftt771/
Schiefs771/
Schiepf771/
Schiefe771/
Cheuffh771/
Schiefz770/
Schieif770/
Schiesf770/
Chiew7311,103/
Chieb731,638/
Chaif731,037/
Chife73567/
Sieff73429/
Heuff73376/
Kieff73320/
Chiev73223/
Chefe73147/
Hefft73142/
Cheif73139/
Heffe7397/
Shief7374/
Hiffe7344/
Cheef7315/
Choef7313/
Choif739/
Coiff737/
Heiff734/
Chaef734/
Haief733/
Cheaf732/
Chift732/
Haiff732/
Cheft732/
Csief732/
Caief731/
Heffs731/
Hiefe731/
Hieft731/
Håief731/
Huiff731/
Coief731/
Chidf731/
Cheuf731/
Cjhif731/
Cuiff731/
Heyff730/
Chiheb6711,718/
Chaieb675,239/
Schieb67930/
Chiyev67320/
Chiphe67312/
Hef67176/
Hif67165/
Kieffe6772/
Chijeb6766/
Chauff6764/
Chsiev6721/
Chayef6715/
Chipfe6713/
Chhiev679/
Szieff677/
Cheife676/
Kiefft675/
Chhaif674/
Chuieb674/
Khaief674/
Chouef673/
Cheieb673/
Cheefe672/
Chaiev672/
Schiev672/
Chehif672/
Kieeff671/
Chaife671/
Chejfe671/
Chievs671/
Chijev671/
Hauief671/
Howeff671/
Chyoff671/
Hawief671/
Schéef671/
Tcheuf671/
Tshief671/
Chéffe671/
Chéfff671/
Cheefs671/
Kuhief671/
Cheaif671/
Chehaf671/
Sehiff671/
Jheyff671/
Jheiff671/
Johief671/
Haaiff671/
Haiffe671/
Hoiffs670/
Shiefs670/
Shiedf670/
Chefhe670/

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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 Chieff
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