Chaffey Surname

138,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Chaffey Surname Definition:

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

Chaffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,2181:22,1643,059
England8101:68,7887,946
United States5191:698,37955,261
Canada4251:86,6969,595
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Wales531:58,3875,284
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
France61:11,070,454349,096
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4751:51,3176,228
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Chaffey (15) may also be a first name.

Chaffey 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

A form of Chafe or Chaff.

The Norman People (1874)

Chaffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chaffey is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chaffey.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaffey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,172nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,249,937 people. Chaffey occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Chaffey reside; 42 percent reside in Australasia and 42 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Chaffey is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 1,218 people, or 1 in 22,164. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 53 percent live, Queensland, where 22 percent live and Victoria, where 14 percent live. Other than Australia it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Chaffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chaffey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Chaffey last name rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chaffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Chaffey surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chaffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 103.31% more than the national average, earning 703,611 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 313.08% more than the national average, earning R 981,624 per year; in United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% less than the national average, earning $47,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffeey931/
Schaffey930/
Caffey924,000/
Haffey921,834/
Chaffe921,040/
Chafey92319/
Chaffy9233/
Chaffee868,294/
Chaffer861,159/
Chauffe86285/
Chaffyi86171/
Cheffey86131/
Choffey8673/
Schaffe8641/
Heaffey8633/
Chiffey8631/
Chafeya8619/
Chaffie8617/
Chaffet8611/
Chaffay8611/
Tchaffe8611/
Chaffei869/
Shaffey867/
Chaffoy863/
Schaffy862/
Caffeey861/
Ciaffey861/
Dcaffey861/
Schafey861/
Chaffes861/
Chaffea861/
Caffiey861/
Chauffy861/
Chaffae860/
Cheafey860/
Chawfey860/
Hcaffey860/
Chaeffe860/
Chaffys860/
Chafe833,930/
Hafey83777/
Caffe83774/
Haffy83264/
Caffy83179/
Chafy8323/
Haffe8312/
Cafey839/
Schaaffe8050/
Chauffet8029/
Chaffetz8027/
Shaffiey8014/
Chauffer806/
Schaffee803/
Schaffes802/
Chafferr801/
Schauffe801/
Sheaffey801/
Schaffet801/
Cheffeyo801/
Cheaffet801/
Schaffed800/
Scheaffe800/
Cahaffee800/
Coffey7766,697/
Shafey776,452/
Caffee773,737/
Chafer772,738/
Hauffe772,021/
Chaffa771,974/
Haffer77618/
Heafey77503/
Chafei77489/
Chafee77460/
Chaffi77452/
Shaffe77386/
Chiffe77357/
Chafiy77287/
Chafay77282/
Caffie77212/
Choffe77193/
Jaffey77171/
Haffez77164/
Caffeu77160/
Haffie77123/
Cheffy77115/
Shaffy7785/
Chafes7784/
Chafye7784/
Choffy7783/
Hoffey7767/
Chafie7760/
Cheffe7732/
Chafoe7728/
Khaffy7721/
Schafe7720/
Tchafe7718/
Chofey7713/
Haffet779/
Chafeh777/
Saffey777/
Chaefy776/
Caiffe776/
Chahfe775/
Haffee775/
Chaafe775/
Caufey774/
Haffes774/
Ciaffe772/
Haffej772/
Chaufe772/
Cauffy772/
Chafea772/
Haffed772/
Chafae772/
Chaffé772/
Caffei772/
Haffiy772/
Caffay771/
Cahfey771/
Chafhe771/
Chaife771/
Haifey771/
Hafeya771/
Hafeyd771/
Chafet771/
Hauffy771/
Haffei771/
Cafeya771/
Caffoy771/
Chéffe771/
Chafez771/
Chafoy771/
Chefey771/
Haffeh771/
Hafeyi771/
Hafiey771/
Haiffe771/
Heaffy770/
Hafeyt770/
Caaffe770/
Haffay770/
Hayfey770/
Chaiffetz759/
Schaaffer754/
Schaffett754/
Schaffher752/
Schafferr751/
Schafffer751/
Cafe7313,095/
Hafe73431/
Hafy73298/
Cafy732/
Shaffer7178,293/
Chaffai712,258/
Shaffie712,061/
Shaffeh711,086/
Shafiey71354/
Tchaffa71304/
Chafoya71257/
Shaffei71233/
Shafeey71230/
Shaffee71227/
Chaffaa71206/
Chieffe71173/
Chaffii71142/
Sheaffe71138/
Chaufer71137/
Tchafer71137/
Chouffe7152/
Chaffat7147/
Choffet7141/
Schaffa7138/
Haffeez7136/
Hauffer7133/
Shoffey7127/
Chafets7127/
Tchaffi7127/
Chaffah7124/
Czaffer7123/
Coffeey7122/
Shaffet7122/
Chafiya7121/
Chaufie7119/
Chaffou7119/
Chafeet7118/
Choffez7118/
Coffiey7117/
Haffees7114/
Choffay7114/
Shaffoe7113/
Chaifer7113/
Tchafei7112/
Haffett719/
Cheffie719/
Choffee718/
Coiffey718/
Schaafe717/
Haffeji717/
Chaffid716/
Schaffi716/
Schafet715/
Chafaie715/
Shaffiy714/
Chafaya714/
Ciaffei714/
Choffer713/
Chaffis713/
Cahffee712/
Schaife712/
Shafeya712/
Schafei712/
Schafie712/
Chafayi712/
Chaufue712/
Haffije712/
Chasfee711/
Saffeyy711/
Choiffe711/
Chafaye711/
Chafiie711/
Chafuya711/
Cheiffe711/
Cheafer711/
Hcoffey711/
Houffey711/
Couffey711/
Cowffey711/
Coffeyy711/
Hafeeya711/
Haffedt711/
Zehaffe711/
Schafes711/
Shaiffe711/
Schoffe711/
Hafeyed711/
Chauffi711/
Chaafie711/
Shafeyi711/
Schaawffer711/
Choufey711/
Cheafie711/
Chauffa711/
Chauffé711/
Chaifie711/
Chafaeh711/
Chafayu711/
Chafeie711/
Chaffaï711/
Chafffa711/
Chafieh711/
Chaoueffer711/
Chaphey711/
Cheffeu711/
Haffeed711/
Haffeje711/
Shaffea711/
Schauffeus711/
Schafez711/
Saffiey711/
Shaffay711/
Shaffeu711/
Shaafey711/
Cofffey710/
Cheffee710/
Shaffes710/
Heiffey710/
Shapfey710/
Scheafe710/
Heaffie710/
Chiffee710/
Haiffer710/
Haufhey710/
Shaffed710/
Hafez67201,513/
Chafi6713,045/
Jaffe6711,728/
Haufe676,515/
Hafer676,443/
Sheaffer675,628/
Shafe673,908/
Shafy673,881/
Coffy673,824/
Khafy673,765/
Chafa673,557/
Hafed673,069/
Haffejee672,066/
Caffi671,521/
Safey671,389/
Caffa671,206/
Hafes67657/
Coffe67652/
Chife67567/
Haffa67551/
Hoffe67521/
Saffy67510/
Hafyd67478/
Saffe67427/
Schoffer67421/
Hafee67404/
Chaffaut67366/
Haffajee67341/
Chaffois67264/
Chaffaud67254/
Shaffett67229/
Chefe67147/
Haffi67115/
Heafy67111/
Cafeu6792/
Zaffe6779/
Hafie6778/
Jaffy6776/
Chaffaux6774/
Cofey6770/
Hafej6764/
Khafe6757/
Hadfy6755/
Caffé6749/
Hiffe6744/
Cafee6740/
Chauffat6738/
Cafay6731/
Schahfer6730/
Shauffer6730/
Chaffatt6730/
Shaiffer6729/
Hafiy6726/
Schaufer6722/
Chouffet6722/
Schaëfer6719/
Tchouffe6718/
Scháffer6718/
Cheiffer6717/
Hafyz6715/
Chafiyah6714/
Haify6714/
Chofe6714/
Hafet6713/
Haffejie6712/
Hoffy6711/
Schafetz6711/
Cafuy6710/
Chaiffou6710/
Schaifer679/
Shaaffie678/
Shaffeer677/
Cafie677/
Hafei676/
Cafeh676/
Coieffey676/
Haafe675/
Cafei675/
Chafé675/
Hafeh675/
Hafyi675/
Schasfer674/
Chhafiya674/
Chapheya674/
Haffayaa674/
Haffegie674/
Sshaffer673/
Hifey673/
Zaffy673/
Shafferr673/
Hafea673/
Hadfe673/
Schaafer673/
Hasfe673/
Jshaffer672/
Choiffer672/
Caufy672/
Schapfer672/
Haife672/
Schaferr672/
Höffe672/
Shafeyat672/
Cafej672/
Schoffeu672/
Hofey671/
Saffeyeh671/
Cafhe671/
Chioafoe671/
Ceafe671/
Chapfiya671/
Chapfiyo671/
Chaffoit671/
Chaufeja671/
Havfe671/
Jafey671/
Coffeyii671/
Hafay671/
Sceaffer671/
Schafeer671/
Schawfer671/
Schoffie671/
Shayffer671/
Shchafer671/
Shafeeya671/
Shaffetz671/
Shaffher671/
Chaiffai671/
Shaff'ei671/
Shaffaie671/
Schaufeh671/
Schafaie671/
Tchoffeu671/
Tchiffeu671/
Tchaffou671/
Tschafeh671/
Hafys671/
Dcafe671/
Caife671/
Cafeï671/
Chaeffou671/
Chieffeu671/
Haffaied671/
Haffijie671/
Haffojee671/
Shaffeeh671/
Shaffeie671/
Shaffiya671/
Shafieya671/
Cafoy671/
Chofy671/
Haşfe671/
Cheeffee670/
Chaffuis670/
Shaaffer670/
Schatfer670/
Chefy670/
Chatfeid670/
Schaffas670/
Shhaffer670/

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