Chifor Surname

174,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chifor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,0941:9,5881,269
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England61:9,286,343223,652
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Chifor (79) may also be a first name.

Chifor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chifor is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chifor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 174,975th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,974,509 people. Chifor occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Chifor reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 79 people.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 2,094 people, or 1 in 9,588. In Romania it is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 30 percent are found, Maramureș County, where 13 percent are found and Satu Mare County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Chifor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chifor surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chifor earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.71% less than the national average, earning $36,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $69,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifore928/
Choifor921/
Chipfor921/
Chitfor921/
Chiefor921/
Schifor920/
Cifor91433/
Chifford865/
Chiffour862/
Tchiofor861/
Chitfour861/
Schiffor860/
Chefor831,587/
Chufor83497/
Chifar836/
Shifor833/
Ciford832/
Hiford831/
Hifour831/
Chifăr831/
Caifor831/
Schiffour8029/
Schifford804/
Heifort77174/
Chaifar77138/
Chitfar77131/
Chifure7793/
Sciford7743/
Chepfor7734/
Cifford7726/
Chiofar7717/
Shiffor7716/
Cheffor7713/
Heiford779/
Hoiford776/
Chiefar773/
Chehfor773/
Haifoor773/
Haiford772/
Chefore772/
Hifford771/
Tchefor771/
Chufour771/
Chefort771/
Heiffor770/
Shiford770/
Schittfort7525/
Kifor73201/
Zifor7348/
Sifor7314/
Jifor737/
Cefor736/
Hifar731/
Cifar731/
Gifor730/
Chetfour71113/
Sceiford7173/
Chiffard7164/
Cheffort7118/
Chipfure7113/
Shifford714/
Shitford712/
Heiforth712/
Coifford711/
Ciforova711/
Cheapfor711/
Chieffar711/
Chiffart711/
Cheffour711/
Scifford710/
Chetford710/
Shiffort710/
Heitford710/
Sichford710/
Hoitfort710/
Sifour67994/
Siford67525/
Hefore6765/
Kiefor6756/
Chufar6740/
Chettfour6729/
Shifar6724/
Sifort6720/
Kiffor6717/
Schiffart6715/
Chifurova6711/
Giffor6711/
Sifore6710/
Kiwfor677/
Ceafor675/
Heford674/
Cefort674/
Saifor672/
Hayfor672/
Gifoor672/
Hyford672/
Hefour672/
Kifore672/
Kifour671/
Chipfuure671/
Cesfor671/
Shefor671/
Chéttfour671/
Chefar671/
Hiffar671/
Jifour671/
Kuifor671/
Suifor671/
Haifur671/
Cephor671/
Chefur671/
Chèttfour671/
Sifoor671/
Kaifor671/
Haifar671/
Hifart671/
Kiofor671/
Shiffhour670/
Keifor670/
Scheffort670/
Cyfort670/

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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 Chifor
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