Čief Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Čief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1791:29,8135,202
Serbia661:108,2578,467
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Cief (39) are calculated separately.

Čief Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čief is most common in Slovakia. It may be found as: Cief. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čief? popularity and diffusion

It is the 956,400th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čief are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 29,813. In Slovakia Čief is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 70 percent live, Žilina Region, where 20 percent live and Košice Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Slovakia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 24 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cief9239/
Zief7514/
Čjef752/
Čiefová73250/
Chief672,668/
Zieff67174/
Ziyef67109/
Zaief6712/
Ziepf6711/
Tsief672/
Csief672/
Caief671/
Cieff671/
Coief671/

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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 Čief
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