Chaffins Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

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

Chaffins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaffins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2661:286,30226,625
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Chaffins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chaffins is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaffins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,542nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,738,225 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chaffins reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 286,302. In The United States Chaffins is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 29 percent live, Ohio, where 17 percent live and West Virginia, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Chaffins exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Chaffins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chaffins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chaffins last name rose 5,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chaffins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chaffins last name are 28.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.81% registered with the political party.

Chaffins earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20% less than the national average, earning $34,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaffins942/
Chasffins941/
Chafins93261/
Caffins931/
Cheffins88231/
Choffins880/
Shaffins880/
Chaffens880/
Cafins861/
Chaffinch82131/
Hoffins8029/
Chafens8014/
Coffins8014/
Haffens800/
Cheffens751/
Choffens751/
Hoffiens750/
Safins715/
Hafens714/
Schoffens711/
Cofins710/
Hofins710/
Hoffens67248/
Coffens6718/
Coufins672/
Safiens671/
Cophins670/
Safns624/
Scheufens59268/
Cofyns571/
Zofins571/
Hofens570/
Hophins536/
Hopfens531/
Soffens530/
Sheufens501/

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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 Chaffins
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