Chiffman Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Chiffman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Chiffman Last Name Facts

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

Chiffman is found most in Nicaragua. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiffman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Chiffman is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chiffman reside; 89 percent reside in Central America and 89 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

It is most widespread in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 752,636. In Nicaragua it is most frequent in: Managua Department, where 38 percent reside, Chinandega Department, where 13 percent reside and Chontales Department, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nicaragua this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Chiffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chiffman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chiffman surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Chiffman
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