MacHifa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

MacHifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacHifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

MacHifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacHifa has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacHifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacHifa is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name MacHifa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of MacHifa live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 100 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 33 percent live.

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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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  • 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 MacHifa
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