Chiftchi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Chiftchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiftchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chiftchi Last Name Facts

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

Chiftchi (Russian: Чифтчи) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiftchi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Chiftchi is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Chiftchi live; 49 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 410,524. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Haskovo Province, where 29 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 24 percent are found and Blagoevgrad Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Bulgaria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Turkey, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifchi933/
Chibtchi881/
Ciftci862,846/
Chiftdzhi822/
Chivchi801/
Cifci771,015/
Chyftchy759/
Chibtche751/
Chibchai751/
Chiwchai751/
Ziftci71166/
Ciftçi7116/
Çiftci7115/
Ciffci712/
Ciftgi712/
Giftci712/
Ceftci711/
Ciftzi711/
Ciftji711/
Civtci711/
Tschivtschis705/
Cifcier6767/

Chiftchi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiftchi in the Russian language
Чифтчиciftci-

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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 Chiftchi
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