Chifa Surname

198,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Romania

Chifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Romania8221:24,4263,104
Cameroon1091:190,54219,833
Moldova991:35,9735,576
Zimbabwe551:280,69528,958
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Chifa (2,759) may also be a first name.

Chifa Last Name Facts

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

Chifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀ, Russian: Чифа) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,310th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,455,451 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Chifa are found; 44 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Chifa is also the 139,085th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 2,759 people.

It is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Beside Morocco Chifa is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 39 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Chifa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.33% more than the national average, earning R 361,992 per year; in United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.97% less than the national average, earning $22,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaifa91427/
Chiefa91371/
Tchifa91224/
Cheifa91218/
Chiffa91196/
Chifaa91137/
Schifa91105/
Chiofa9117/
Chifat9113/
Chuifa9112/
Chifai9110/
Hchifa916/
Chifah913/
Chifau913/
Chifas911/
Chifay911/
Hifa89291/
Cifa8940/
Tchiffa83585/
Chieffa8376/
Cheiffa8330/
Chaifai8327/
Choifah8326/
Tchaifa8316/
Chaifah836/
Chioffa831/
Tchiofa831/
Tschifa831/
Chiffay831/
Scheifa831/
Shifa8039,152/
Haifa801,763/
Chefa80735/
Chife80567/
Hifad80239/
Chifo80165/
Caifa80130/
Ciffa8059/
Chufa8047/
Hifai8041/
Hiffa8039/
Hoifa8021/
Hifaj8019/
Hifah8018/
Chyfa8013/
Heifa8012/
Hifaz8011/
Chifi8011/
Khifa809/
Zhifa809/
Cifai805/
Ceifa801/
Chify801/
Cifaï801/
Ciefa801/
Cifau801/
Cifas801/
Hisfa801/
Hiefa800/
Hifas800/
Chiffaut7739/
Tcheiffa771/
Chaiffai771/
Chiffaud771/
Chifouha771/
Shifat738,812/
Chefai731,268/
Cheffa73900/
Shifaz73864/
Chiffi73796/
Haifai73522/
Shifau73510/
Caiffa73439/
Chiffe73357/
Shiffa73324/
Chiefe73309/
Chiofi73209/
Khaifa73159/
Shifai73151/
Chipha73147/
Haifah73137/
Chifui73124/
Shaifa73123/
Chifie7394/
Shifah7390/
Shifas7375/
Tshifa7351/
Schifo7350/
Caifaz7350/
Chuffa7345/
Chiffy7344/
Chiefi7339/
Chiefo7338/
Chifer7330/
Chufai7325/
Chifoi7320/
Tchefa7320/
Tchifo7319/
Shifaa7318/
Chifos7316/
Haifaa7315/
Haifaz7315/
Chipfe7313/
Chifou7312/
Chifih7312/
Chiffo7311/
Caifas7311/
Shifad739/
Chuifo739/
Hoifah738/
Chefas737/
Schefa737/
Shoifa736/
Cheife736/
Khifah735/
Haifaj735/
Ciffai734/
Chifoh734/
Cheufa734/
Chefaa733/
Chefat733/
Chefay733/
Kheifa732/
Chaifi732/
Haifau732/
Chiofo732/
Chifeh732/
Haifat732/
Khoifa732/
Heiffa732/
Chivah732/
Hechfa732/
Shuifa732/
Chaife731/
Chifei731/
Hifadh731/
Hoijfa731/
Chefah731/
Shsifa731/
Chaifo731/
Chifed731/
Hifaaz731/
Hifash731/
Hishfa731/
Shifha731/
Tciffa731/
Tcaifa731/
Chuifi731/
Chefaï731/
Haifad731/
Chayfa731/
Shgifa731/
Chiofe731/
Haiffa731/
Chifet730/
Ceifas730/
Cheiffaud7113/
Chiffeaux710/
Sifa6791,085/
Chieffo671,505/
Chaipha671,401/
Zifa671,041/
Kifa67639/
Hife67408/
Chieffi67339/
Cefa67335/
Chiphat67282/
Tchiffo67271/
Schiffo67243/
Cheifou67236/
Cheuffa67216/
Cifo67213/
Hifi67196/
Chaifou67189/
Khoifah67179/
Chiffot67179/
Şifa67174/
Chieffe67173/
Cheffaj67170/
Tchiofo67137/
Cheffah67125/
Hefa67119/
Chioffi67115/
Chiffer6797/
Tcheffa6770/
Chioffe6766/
Cheifer6757/
Gifa6745/
Shoifah6743/
Jifa6735/
Hifo6734/
Shifaaz6733/
Khaifah6732/
Chiffey6731/
Tshiofa6727/
Tshifat6727/
Cheffai6724/
Cheifet6723/
Chiffet6721/
Shifaat6720/
Chaifoo6717/
Shaifah6716/
Sahaifa6716/
Xifa6716/
Chaifer6713/
Shifahu6711/
Chiffou6710/
Cheifot678/
Qifa677/
Schepfa677/
Shifait675/
Shifaha674/
Hyfa674/
Shifaah673/
Chiofee673/
Hify673/
Chefaia673/
Cheiffo672/
Khifaya672/
Shiffat672/
Zhaifah672/
Choifer672/
Chioffo672/
Chiefou672/
Shizfau671/
Choiffe671/
Chetfat671/
Cheiffe671/
Chewfah671/
Huifass671/
Schifey671/
Shifadp671/
Shaifat671/
Cheffat671/
Chiefoh671/
Koychfa671/
Scheffa671/
Tchuifo671/
Tchifou671/
Cziffay671/
Cifà671/
Chaifie671/
Chefaut671/
Chiofou671/
Chisfeh671/
Shiefaa671/
Chefaai671/
Chsipha671/
Haiffah671/
Hjfa671/
Chiffee670/

Chifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﺀalshfa91.67
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻔﺎﺀalshyfa4.17
ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎalshfa4.17
Chifa in the Russian language
Чифаcifa-

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