Chirfi Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chirfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Chirfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chirfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chirfi is most common in Niger. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chirfi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Chirfi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirfi live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name Chirfi is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 47 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 40 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 16 percent are found and Mali, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiorfi | 92 | 7 | / |
| Hirfi | 91 | 38 | / |
| Cirfi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cherfi | 83 | 10,330 | / |
| Chirfa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Shirfi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Chèrfi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hirfai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hairfi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cirfid | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cirfis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cheurfi | 77 | 2,029 | / |
| Cherffi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chiorfe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Schirfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shairfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hirfait | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherfii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chehrfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheirfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sirfi | 73 | 612 | / |
| Kirfi | 73 | 115 | / |
| Herfi | 73 | 69 | / |
| Zirfi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cirfa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hirfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Girfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choirfer | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kheirfih | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cherfaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scherfie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherfi | 67 | 3,413 | / |
| Cherfa | 67 | 2,878 | / |
| Kherfi | 67 | 2,111 | / |
| Sirefi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kirfiz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shirfe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sirfis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schirpfer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shirfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherfy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cherfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssirfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quirfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herfie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seirfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheirfer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chirfi
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