Chifaou Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Comoros

Chifaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chifaou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin111:939,60046,216
Comoros91:83,280279
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chifaou (284) may also be a first name.

Chifaou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chifaou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifaou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chifaou live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chifaou is also the 525,265th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 284 people.

The surname is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is most numerous in: Donga Department, where 82 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 9 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 9 percent reside. Not including Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Comoros, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haifaou861/
Chiphaou802/
Shifao7716/
Sifaou7713/
Ceifao772/
Kifaou771/
Tchiofouo75104/
Tchiffouo751/
Tchioffouo71107/
Shifaau7133/
Chefoou711/
Shifa'u711/
Sifao675/
Shifaahu672/
Jifao672/
Cheffouo671/
Cheffoou671/
Tchefouo671/
Shifauat671/
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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 Chifaou
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