Chriford Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chriford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chriford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Tanzania4261:124,27611,742
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chriford (1,677) may also be a first name.

Chriford Last Name Facts

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

Chriford occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chriford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chriford is the 393,535th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Chriford occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chriford are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chriford is also the 187,982nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,677 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Other than Malawi Chriford occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 47 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrisford94112/
Chrifford941/
Criford933/
Khriford88131/
Crifford882/
Chrisfor881/
Craiford880/
Chriphord82415/
Chrisfort821/
Crayford75657/
Crewford7516/
Criphord754/
Croyford751/
Crefford750/
Crayfourd7158/
Crifar713/
Creawford712/
Shrifar673/
Crefort671/
Crewfort632/
Schrefar630/
Srifar57156/
Crefar570/
Sriphor533/
Sroifar531/
Crayfart501/
Sriphard501/

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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 Chriford
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