Chiefson Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chiefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chiefson (80) may also be a first name.

Chiefson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiefson occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiefson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 983,245th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiefson reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chiefson is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 80 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Chiefson is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent live and Rivers, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefson93154/
Chifson932/
Chiefsan881/
Cheifson881/
Hifson8614/
Hefson865/
Chebson8012/
Chevson804/
Chibson801/
Chifsan801/
Heffson800/
Heifson800/
Siefsohn751/
Chiewsom751/
Hewson7110,946/
Hebson71592/
Jefson71194/
Hibson71148/
Hifsun7116/
Gifson7110/
Chiewchon714/
Hifzon713/
Hevson710/
Hivson710/
Jeffson67113/
Giffson671/
Jefsson671/
Hefsane671/
Hifsung671/
Hgibson671/
Hewsomn671/
Heffsen670/
Caufson670/
Hewsone670/

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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 Chiefson
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