Last name Chief (Chief 
, Chef 
, Sep 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Chief is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, Nigeria, and Algeria. Also, Chief is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chief | Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria |
| Chef | Indonesia, Algeria, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria |
| Sep | Indonesia, Morocco, Algeria, Myanmar, France |
| chief of the mohegans owaneco (b. 1505) |
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| chief mog Abenaki sachem and war chief (b. 1663) |
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| chief tom blount Tuscarora chief (b. 1675) |
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chief shakopee Hereditary line of Mdewakanton Dakota chiefs (b. 1755) |
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chief war eagle Sioux chief (b. 1785) |
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| chief justice william smith (b. 1727) |
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chief kivoi mwendwa KE (b. 1780) |
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chief menominee Potawatomi chief, US (b. 1791) |
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| chief paugus Indian chief (b. 1750) |
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chief kamiakin Yakama tribal leader, US (b. 1800) |
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chief lawyer Nez Percé tribal leader, US (b. 1800) |
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| chief blackbird Omaha Indian tribal chief (b. 1755) |
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| chief william anderson 18th-century chief of the Algonquian-speaking Lenape (Delaware) (b. 1757) |
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chief tecopa Native American chief (b. 1815) |
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| chief comcomly Chief of the Chinook Tribe (b. 1765) |
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