Chiff Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Chiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Chiff (43) may also be a first name.

Chiff Last Name Facts

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

Chiff (Russian: Чифф) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Chiff is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Chiff live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Chiff is also the 1,545,828th most common first name on earth, borne by 43 people.

Chiff is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Chiff is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 55 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 36 percent reside and Algeria, where 7 percent reside.

Chiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chiff last name rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chiff Last Name Statistics demography

Chiff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiff918,959/
Chiffe91357/
Chieff9144/
Chioff912/
Tchiff912/
Chuiff911/
Chiffs910/
Chif89265/
Hiff89234/
Ciff891/
Scheiff83287/
Schijff83189/
Schaiff8324/
Schieff8320/
Schiffe833/
Schiffs832/
Schifft832/
Choiffe831/
Cheiffe831/
Schioff831/
Chief802,668/
Chaif801,037/
Cheff80973/
Shiff80819/
Chife80567/
Schif80230/
Cheif80139/
Hiffe8044/
Hieff8017/
Choif809/
Coiff807/
Sciff805/
Heiff804/
Ciffe802/
Chift802/
Haiff802/
Ckiff801/
Cieff801/
Huiff801/
Cidff801/
Chidf801/
Cuiff801/
Schuijff7771/
Cif75362/
Hif75165/
Scheff731,627/
Schijf73717/
Schäff73393/
Coiffe73321/
Schief73198/
Schyff73153/
Shieff73135/
Schipf73120/
Sheiff7368/
Schift7361/
Cheffe7332/
Chipfe7313/
Shaiff7313/
Cuiffe7313/
Scheif738/
Schuif738/
Cheife736/
Caiffe736/
Chhaif734/
Chaife731/
Hchief731/
Chyoff731/
Schife731/
Shiffe731/
Shifft731/
Chéffe731/
Chéfff731/
Jheiff731/
Haaiff731/
Haiffe731/
Hoiffs730/
Schaif730/
Cheaff730/
Shiffs730/
Schiffová719/
Schiffova711/
Schiøpffe711/
Chiv6710,538/
Chib675,720/
Haif672,507/
Kiff671,749/
Ziff671,157/
Chef67669/
Khif67615/
Siff67558/
Chiw67466/
Giff67446/
Hife67408/
Shif67373/
Cuif67318/
Scheffs67311/
Heff67288/
Scheeff67259/
Heif67245/
Hief67143/
Hipf67108/
Cift6786/
Schefft6766/
Hifz6762/
Caif6748/
Schijfs6747/
Scheife6745/
Hift6739/
Cief6739/
Schuyff6726/
Schepff6721/
Ceff6720/
Schuijf6717/
Jiff679/
Zhif679/
Scif677/
Coif675/
Hoif675/
Scheffz674/
Tcif673/
Ceif673/
Cipf673/
Scheift672/
Hisf672/
Cisf672/
Šiff672/
Tcheffe672/
Huif672/
Hsif672/
Schiepf671/
Shaiffe671/
Shcheff671/
Schäffe671/
Schäffs671/
Tchuife671/
Cheuffh671/
Qhif671/
Sheiffs671/
Xcif671/
Cehf671/
Ccif671/
Cgif671/
Cidf671/
Cife671/
Cifh671/
Cifz671/
Cihf671/
Cizf671/
Ckif671/
Dcif671/
Jhif671/
Hcif671/
Hxif671/
Hjff671/
Hjif671/
Hijf671/
Hidf671/
Scheaff670/
Chaichf670/

Chiff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiff in the Russian language
Чиффciff-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chiff
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