Chiefs Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada
Chiefs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
Chiefs (6) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schiefs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chieffs | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chief | 91 | 2,668 | / |
| Chiefe | 83 | 309 | / |
| Schief | 83 | 198 | / |
| Chieff | 83 | 44 | / |
| Hchief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chievs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheefs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shiefs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Chiffs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hief | 80 | 143 | / |
| Hefs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chieffe | 77 | 173 | / |
| Schieff | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chifsse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schiepf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schiefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schiefz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schieif | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schiesf | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chiew | 73 | 11,103 | / |
| Chieb | 73 | 1,638 | / |
| Chiev | 73 | 223 | / |
| Shief | 73 | 74 | / |
| Heufs | 73 | 50 | / |
| Chews | 73 | 37 | / |
| Chibs | 73 | 27 | / |
| Hieff | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ceyfs | 73 | 14 | / |
| Chevs | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chivs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Heafs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Heefs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khifs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Håief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chebs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hieft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heifs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hefse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Siefs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coifs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schieffe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chijfshe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiheb | 67 | 11,718 | / |
| Schieb | 67 | 930 | / |
| Shieff | 67 | 135 | / |
| Chijeb | 67 | 66 | / |
| Chhiev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cheevs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chehif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heifst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaivs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chijev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schéef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haifes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shiedf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chiefs
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis