Chifefe Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chifefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chifefe 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
Zimbabwe801:192,97822,657
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chifefe (11) may also be a first name.

Chifefe Last Name Facts

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

Chifefe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifefe? popularity and diffusion

Chifefe is the 2,061,309th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Chifefe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifefe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chifefe is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Chifefe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 192,978. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

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
Chifeev861/
Haifefe861/
Tshifefe801/
Kifefe777/
Chefef771/
Sifefe771/
Chififi713/
Kifeefe712/
Chifeva711/
Chififa711/
Hisfeff711/
Kifefee711/
Tshifhefhe711/
Cifew671/
Kifeufeu671/
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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 Chifefe
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