Chif Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Chif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1671:68,84211,001
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
France181:3,690,151224,666
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India61:127,844,230863,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chif (754) may also be a first name.

Chif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chif (Russian: Чиф) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. Chif occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Chif are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Chif is also the 299,270th most frequent first name globally, borne by 754 people.

Chif is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 68,842. In Belgium Chif is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent live, Flemish Region, where 2 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium Chif occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 10 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Chif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chif last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chief892,668/
Chaif891,037/
Chife89567/
Schif89230/
Cheif89139/
Chiff8928/
Choif899/
Chift892/
Chidf891/
Cif86362/
Hif86165/
Schiff808,959/
Schijf80717/
Chiffe80357/
Schief80198/
Schipf80120/
Schift8061/
Chieff8044/
Chipfe8013/
Scheif808/
Schuif808/
Cheife806/
Chhaif804/
Chioff802/
Tchiff802/
Chaife801/
Hchief801/
Schife801/
Chuiff801/
Chiffs800/
Schaif800/
Chiv7510,538/
Chib755,720/
Haif752,507/
Chef75669/
Khif75615/
Chiw75466/
Hife75408/
Shif75373/
Cuif75318/
Heif75245/
Hiff75234/
Hief75143/
Hipf75108/
Cift7586/
Hifz7562/
Caif7548/
Hift7539/
Cief7539/
Zhif759/
Scif757/
Coif755/
Hoif755/
Tcif753/
Ceif753/
Cipf753/
Hisf752/
Cisf752/
Huif752/
Hsif752/
Ciff751/
Qhif751/
Xcif751/
Cehf751/
Ccif751/
Cgif751/
Cidf751/
Cife751/
Cifh751/
Cifz751/
Cihf751/
Cizf751/
Ckif751/
Dcif751/
Jhif751/
Hcif751/
Hxif751/
Hjif751/
Hijf751/
Hidf751/
Scheiff73287/
Schijff73189/
Schijfs7347/
Scheife7345/
Schaiff7324/
Schieff7320/
Schuijf7317/
Schiffe733/
Schiffs732/
Scheift732/
Schifft732/
Choiffe731/
Cheiffe731/
Schiepf731/
Tchuife731/
Schioff731/
Chaichf730/
Chaib6763,095/
Shaif6711,456/
Chiew6711,103/
Khaif671,191/
Cheff67973/
Shiff67819/
Schäf67383/
Khoif67373/
Chhib67350/
Chiev67223/
Schib67154/
Chefe67147/
Chhiv67147/
Heift67122/
Schef67111/
Cheib6781/
Shief6774/
Czipf6774/
Schuijff6771/
Schyf6763/
Shoif6747/
Hiffe6744/
Chaiw6742/
Shift6741/
Shifs6722/
Hieff6717/
Choib6715/
Shife6715/
Sheif6715/
Cheef6715/
Haifz6712/
Chaiv6711/
Cheiv6710/
Heife678/
Coiff677/
Sciff675/
Zhaif675/
Chiov674/
Heiff674/
Chivs673/
Cheiw673/
Tchef673/
Ciffe672/
Scife672/
Cheaf672/
Haiff672/
Shifh672/
Haife672/
Shidf672/
Cheft672/
Csief672/
Shuif672/
Khipf671/
Cạhib671/
Chibh671/
Heifs671/
Heifz671/
Huift671/
Ckiff671/
Chyfe671/
Cieff671/
Dchef671/
Sceif671/
Chzib671/
Håief671/
Huiff671/
Heijf671/
Kheif671/
Schiv671/
Caife671/
Caipf671/
Chivz671/
Cidff671/
Chihb671/
Cheuf671/
Caisf671/
Hjaif671/
Haaif671/
Quhif671/
Qhoif671/
Tcifz671/
Cifhp671/
Chjvf671/
Cuiff671/
Hxhif671/
Khifs671/
Khift671/
Coifs670/
Hoift670/

Chif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chif in the Russian language
Чифcif-

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