Chifani Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Chifani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 110 | 1:19,881 | 3,945 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chifani (19) may also be a first name.
Chifani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifani (Marathi: चीफनी) is found most in Botswana. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,058,336th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Chifani is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Chifani live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chifani is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name globally, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 19,881. Excluding Botswana this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 39 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiffani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chifane | 86 | 92 | / |
| Chifoni | 86 | 29 | / |
| Chefani | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ciffani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chiffoni | 80 | 22 | / |
| Khaifani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifani | 77 | 876 | / |
| Cifoni | 77 | 120 | / |
| Kifanyi | 71 | 290 | / |
| Chefane | 71 | 210 | / |
| Ciffoni | 71 | 110 | / |
| Chifone | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khefani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiffani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiofani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheffane | 67 | 307 | / |
| Chiffone | 67 | 103 | / |
| Khoifana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khifaneh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chifoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keshfani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiffony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaifana | 67 | 1 | / |
Chifani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chifani in the Marathi language | ||
| चीफनी | ciphani | - |
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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
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- 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 Chifani
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