Chiffou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chiffou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chiffou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiffou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiffou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiffou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Chiffou is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chiffou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Chiffou is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 78 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Chiffou
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