Chafey Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Chafey Surname Definition:

CHAFFEE: (French.) Chafe, to heat, to grow warm or angry; French, chauffer, to warm, to cannonade, attack briskly.

Chafey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Wales151:206,30213,003
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Chafey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CHAFFEE: (French.) Chafe, to heat, to grow warm or angry; French, chauffer, to warm, to cannonade, attack briskly.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Chafey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chafey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 855,216th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Chafey live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Chafey is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States Chafey is primarily found in: California, where 21 percent live, Maryland, where 17 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Chafey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chafey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chafey last name rose 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chafey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chafey surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Chafey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,968 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffey923,239/
Chafeya9219/
Schafey921/
Cheafey920/
Chawfey920/
Chafe913,930/
Hafey91777/
Chafy9123/
Cafey919/
Chaffeey861/
Schaffey860/
Shafey836,452/
Caffey834,000/
Chafer832,738/
Haffey831,834/
Chaffe831,040/
Heafey83503/
Chafei83489/
Chafee83460/
Chafiy83287/
Chafay83282/
Chafes8384/
Chafye8384/
Chafie8360/
Chaffy8333/
Chafoe8328/
Schafe8320/
Tchafe8318/
Chofey8313/
Chafeh837/
Chaefy836/
Chahfe835/
Chaafe835/
Caufey834/
Chaufe832/
Chafea832/
Chafae832/
Cahfey831/
Chafhe831/
Chaife831/
Haifey831/
Hafeya831/
Hafeyd831/
Chafet831/
Cafeya831/
Chafez831/
Chafoy831/
Chefey831/
Hafeyi831/
Hafiey831/
Hafeyt830/
Hayfey830/
Cafe8013,095/
Hafe80431/
Hafy80298/
Cafy802/
Chaffee778,294/
Chaffer771,159/
Shafiey77354/
Chauffe77285/
Chafoya77257/
Shafeey77230/
Chaffyi77171/
Chaufer77137/
Tchafer77137/
Cheffey77131/
Choffey7773/
Schaffe7741/
Heaffey7733/
Chiffey7731/
Chafets7727/
Chafiya7721/
Chaufie7719/
Chafeet7718/
Chaffie7717/
Chaifer7713/
Tchafei7712/
Chaffet7711/
Chaffay7711/
Tchaffe7711/
Chaffei779/
Shaffey777/
Schaafe777/
Schafet775/
Chafaie775/
Chafaya774/
Chaffoy773/
Schaffy772/
Schaife772/
Shafeya772/
Schafei772/
Schafie772/
Chafayi772/
Chaufue772/
Chasfee771/
Caffeey771/
Chafaye771/
Chafiie771/
Chafuya771/
Cheafer771/
Ciaffey771/
Dcaffey771/
Hafeeya771/
Schafes771/
Chaffes771/
Chaffea771/
Hafeyed771/
Chaafie771/
Shafeyi771/
Caffiey771/
Choufey771/
Cheafie771/
Chauffy771/
Chaifie771/
Chafaeh771/
Chafayu771/
Chafeie771/
Chafieh771/
Chaphey771/
Schafez771/
Shaafey771/
Shapfey770/
Chaffae770/
Scheafe770/
Hcaffey770/
Chaeffe770/
Haufhey770/
Chaffys770/
Hafez73201,513/
Chafi7313,045/
Haufe736,515/
Hafer736,443/
Shafe733,908/
Shafy733,881/
Khafy733,765/
Chafa733,557/
Hafed733,069/
Safey731,389/
Caffe73774/
Hafes73657/
Chife73567/
Hafyd73478/
Hafee73404/
Haffy73264/
Caffy73179/
Chefe73147/
Heafy73111/
Cafeu7392/
Hafie7378/
Cofey7370/
Hafej7364/
Khafe7357/
Hadfy7355/
Cafee7340/
Cafay7331/
Hafiy7326/
Hafyz7315/
Haify7314/
Chofe7314/
Hafet7313/
Haffe7312/
Cafuy7310/
Cafie737/
Hafei736/
Cafeh736/
Haafe735/
Cafei735/
Chafé735/
Hafeh735/
Hafyi735/
Hifey733/
Hafea733/
Hadfe733/
Hasfe733/
Caufy732/
Haife732/
Cafej732/
Hofey731/
Cafhe731/
Ceafe731/
Havfe731/
Jafey731/
Hafay731/
Hafys731/
Dcafe731/
Caife731/
Cafeï731/
Cafoy731/
Chofy731/
Haşfe731/
Chefy730/
Schaaffe7150/
Schahfer7130/
Chauffet7129/
Chaffetz7127/
Schaufer7122/
Schaëfer7119/
Chafiyah7114/
Shaffiey7114/
Schafetz7111/
Schaifer719/
Chauffer716/
Schasfer714/
Chhafiya714/
Chapheya714/
Schaffee713/
Schaafer713/
Schaffes712/
Schapfer712/
Schaferr712/
Shafeyat712/
Chioafoe711/
Chapfiya711/
Chapfiyo711/
Chafferr711/
Chaufeja711/
Schafeer711/
Schauffe711/
Schawfer711/
Shchafer711/
Sheaffey711/
Shafeeya711/
Schaffet711/
Schaufeh711/
Schafaie711/
Tschafeh711/
Cheffeyo711/
Shafieya711/
Cheaffet711/
Schatfer710/
Schaffed710/
Scheaffe710/
Chatfeid710/
Cahaffee710/
Hafeez67173,418/
Coffey6766,697/
Shafie6755,675/
Shafer6736,432/
Shafei6718,072/
Chafai6715,519/
Shafee6712,331/
Caffee673,737/
Shafea672,418/
Chaveh672,342/
Chafii672,040/
Hauffe672,021/
Chaffa671,974/
Cajefe671,894/
Chafaa671,866/
Shafay671,255/
Chafid67774/
Hafedh67686/
Haffer67618/
Hafeja67486/
Chaffi67452/
Chaifa67427/
Shafae67410/
Shafoe67403/
Shaffe67386/
Shafiy67360/
Chiffe67357/
Hafeji67326/
Chiefe67309/
Hafees67309/
Shafeh67291/
Chafit67289/
Hafeej67284/
Hafych67251/
Hafezz67222/
Caffie67212/
Choffe67193/
Chafio67190/
Chafah67182/
Jaffey67171/
Haffez67164/
Caffeu67160/
Chaufa67156/
Sheafe67153/
Cajife67152/
Hafeiz67147/
Chaphe67137/
Hafeet67135/
Haffie67123/
Haifer67121/
Cheffy67115/
Hafeie67112/
Hafeed67109/
Tchafa6790/
Shaffy6785/
Choffy6783/
Haufer6776/
Chafou6775/
Heafer6774/
Hoffey6767/
Shafet6759/
Chofer6746/
Shaufy6739/
Hafets6735/
Shaife6733/
Cheffe6732/
Shahfy6732/
Chofay6729/
Hafaie6729/
Hafiya6728/
Shafeu6726/
Shafeeyat6726/
Haphey6725/
Schofe6725/
Hafiye6725/
Chafih6722/
Chaafi6721/
Safeye6721/
Khaffy6721/
Safeya6721/
Chafhi6719/
Zahafe6719/
Chafat6719/
Shafed6718/
Khafeh6718/
Hafesh6717/
Cháfer6716/
Hafydz6715/
Hafeer6714/
Khafei6714/
Chaefi6713/
Chipfe6713/
Chahfi6713/
Safiey6713/
Chefeh6713/
Chohfe6710/
Hayfer6710/
Chafiz6710/
Chafaï6710/
Chaiffetz679/
Schafi679/
Haifei679/
Hafaya679/
Schafa679/
Shahfe679/
Haffet679/
Seafey678/
Khafee678/
Chaufi677/
Zehafe677/
Saffey677/
Shafez677/
Safeyi677/
Cheife676/
Coofey676/
Chaafa676/
Hafeea676/
Cafaye676/
Sahafy676/
Caiffe676/
Caphey675/
Haffee675/
Tchafi675/
Chàfer675/
Hafeaz675/
Schaaffer674/
Schaffett674/
Hafije674/
Hafycz674/
Haffes674/
Khafiy674/
Shaafy674/
Shaufe674/
Choufe674/
Haufes674/
Chaphy674/
Hafuye674/
Chefie674/
Hafe'z674/
Hafedz674/
Shafyt674/
Caifei674/
Chefei673/
Khaify673/
Chafas673/
Chafis673/
Hafieh673/
Saifey673/
Chefay673/
Schaffher672/
Ciaffe672/
Hatfer672/
Haffej672/
Cheefe672/
Khaife672/
Chaifi672/
Shaify672/
Shafej672/
Hafess672/
Cauffy672/
Haffed672/
Shafyi672/
Chefee672/
Shafue672/
Tchofe672/
Sahafe672/
Chaffé672/
Caffei672/
Hafuya672/
Jafeye672/
Zhafee672/
Tshafe672/
Safeyo672/
Haffiy672/
Caffay671/
Saufey671/
Khafay671/
Safeiy671/
Caifee671/
Chofeh671/
Ceafer671/
Chafad671/
Chejfe671/
Chifei671/
Jayfey671/
Haufee671/
Hzaife671/
Hsafie671/
Cofeey671/
Hafeha671/
Haferr671/
Hafher671/
Hafiej671/
Schafferr671/
Schausfer671/
Scheapfer671/
Shafhy671/
Shafes671/
Cophey671/
Cafaya671/
Shafhe671/
Houfey671/
Hayfee671/
Hatfeh671/
Hauffy671/
Khafae671/
Zhaify671/
Shafieyeh671/
Shawfy671/
Sasfey671/
Schaipfer671/
Hashfe671/
Hadfer671/
Haifeh671/
Hafeeź671/
Haffei671/
Cahwfe671/
Caffoy671/
Chãfer671/
Chéffe671/
Chujfy671/
Chuefe671/
Chaufheid671/
Chahfa671/
Chafui671/
Chefiy671/
Chephy671/
Chgafi671/
Shafeeyeh671/
Cheafi671/
Haffeh671/
Haifed671/
Hayefe671/
Khaufe671/
Chayfa671/
Schafffer671/
Shofey671/
Shafeeyah671/
Shafieyah671/
Shafyy671/
Shaafe671/
Shavfe671/
Zhafie671/
Cafaje671/
Chatfa671/
Chiyaphey671/
Haafie671/
Haiffe671/
Haifiy671/
Hyyafe671/
Sceafe670/
Heaffy670/
Haufet670/
Hapfer670/
Caaffe670/
Hopfey670/
Haifes670/
Shapfe670/
Haffay670/
Chefhe670/
Hoofey670/
Copfey670/
Hadfes670/
Sheafy670/

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