Chifford Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Chifford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Chifford (19) may also be a first name.
Chifford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chifford is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Chifford live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Chifford is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 75 percent reside and Rivers, where 25 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Chifford
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