Chafetz Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

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

Chafetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chafetz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chafetz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chafetz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafetz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 728,955th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Chafetz live; 86 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States Chafetz is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Chafetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chafetz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Chafetz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.41% more than the national average, earning $60,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 84.32% more than the national average, earning $91,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaifetz93278/
Chaffetz9327/
Hafetz92535/
Cafetz922/
Chafez921/
Chaiffetz889/
Chefetz861,775/
Chafitz8682/
Hafeitz8649/
Chafets8627/
Haifetz866/
Hayfetz861/
Hafez83201,513/
Cheifetz80313/
Cheffetz8017/
Cheefetz807/
Cheyfetz806/
Chaifotz802/
Hafeez77173,418/
Hafezz77222/
Haffez77164/
Hafeiz77147/
Hafitz7750/
Hafets7735/
Cafitz7710/
Chafiz7710/
Hafeaz775/
Hafedz774/
Hafe'z774/
Hofetz771/
Cafets770/
Cheiffetz7521/
Heifetz71668/
Chafidz71321/
Chefitz7168/
Hafitsz7159/
Heafitz7145/
Haifitz7137/
Haffeez7136/
Choffez7118/
Ceifetz7111/
Hafeezz714/
Haifeez713/
Chafizh713/
Chefets712/
Chofitz712/
Hajfeez711/
Zhafeez711/
Hafeedz711/
Hafiz67159,907/
Cheyfitz6731/
Cheifitz6727/
Hafyz6715/
Kheyfetz677/
Kheifetz675/
Khayfets674/
Hafız672/
Hahafeez672/
Hafjz671/
Heifietz671/

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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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  • 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 Chafetz
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