Chafens Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chafens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Chafens Last Name Facts

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

Chafens is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafens? popularity and diffusion

Chafens is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Chafens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chafens reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Chafens is most frequent in: Florida, where 79 percent are found, Kentucky, where 14 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found.

Chafens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chafens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chafens Last Name Statistics demography

Chafens earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.09% less than the national average, earning $24,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffens930/
Hafens924/
Chafins86261/
Haffens860/
Chaffins801,270/
Cheffens801/
Choffens801/
Cafins771/
Hofens770/
Scheufens75268/
Schaffins752/
Chasffins751/
Schoffens751/
Hoffens71248/
Coffens7118/
Safiens711/
Hopfens711/
Caffins711/
Cheffins67231/
Safns674/
Sheufens671/
Choffins670/
Shaffins670/
Hoffiens670/
Chaffinch63131/
Safins625/
Cofyns621/
Cofins620/
Hofins620/
Hoffins5729/
Coffins5714/
Coufins572/
Sophens571/
Hophens571/
Soffens570/
Saphens570/
Cophins570/
Seyphens531/
Safnz506/

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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 Chafens
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