Chirfi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Chirfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Chirfi Last Name Facts

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

Chirfi is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chirfi reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name Chirfi is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Chirfi is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 47 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 40 percent live and Dosso Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Mali, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiorfi927/
Hirfi9138/
Cirfi911/
Cherfi8310,330/
Chirfa8332/
Shirfi8317/
Chèrfi831/
Hirfai831/
Hairfi831/
Cirfid831/
Cirfis831/
Cheurfi772,029/
Cherffi776/
Chiorfe776/
Schirfa771/
Shairfi771/
Hirfait771/
Cherfie771/
Cherfis771/
Cherfii771/
Chehrfi771/
Cheirfa771/
Sirfi73612/
Kirfi73115/
Herfi7369/
Zirfi737/
Cirfa735/
Hirfa732/
Girfi731/
Choirfer7110/
Kheirfih7110/
Cherfaia711/
Scherfie711/
Sherfi673,413/
Cherfa672,878/
Kherfi672,111/
Sirefi6745/
Kirfiz6725/
Shirfe6724/
Sirfis679/
Schirpfer677/
Shirfa674/
Cherfy673/
Cherfe673/
Ssirfi671/
Quirfi671/
Herfie671/
Seirfi671/
Cairfa671/
Herfei671/
Scheirfer670/

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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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  • 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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