Chifney Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Chifney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
Chifney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chifney is most common in Australia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Chifney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Chifney is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Chifney live; 67 percent live in Australasia and 67 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia Chifney is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.
Chifney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chifney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hifney | 92 | 215 | / |
| Schiffney | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chefney | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chifnay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hifny | 83 | 390 | / |
| Hifne | 83 | 4 | / |
| Schifner | 80 | 31 | / |
| Schiffne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cheffney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiffner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hefney | 77 | 521 | / |
| Hifner | 77 | 86 | / |
| Chifni | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shifny | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hifnie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Haifny | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kifney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gifney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scheifner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heifner | 71 | 1,106 | / |
| Giffney | 71 | 280 | / |
| Haifene | 71 | 122 | / |
| Hipfner | 71 | 114 | / |
| Shifner | 71 | 100 | / |
| Kiffney | 71 | 65 | / |
| Hiffner | 71 | 33 | / |
| Heffney | 71 | 23 | / |
| Shifnee | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chefner | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hepfney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schisffner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefnea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefnes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hisfner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haifner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hefny | 67 | 25,268 | / |
| Hifni | 67 | 2,596 | / |
| Hefne | 67 | 454 | / |
| Schefner | 67 | 251 | / |
| Shiffner | 67 | 110 | / |
| Schäfner | 67 | 35 | / |
| Schiffni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hifna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heiffner | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huiffner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sifne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheffner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiffnney | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chifney
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