Chafin Surname

94,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,017 people bear this surname

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

Chafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9501:73,2248,442
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6981:71,9477,730

Chafin (29) may also be a first name.

Chafin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chafin occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,896th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,452,570 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chafin are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chafin is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

Chafin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,950 people, or 1 in 73,224. In The United States Chafin is most common in: Georgia, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and West Virginia, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Ecuador, where 0 percent live.

Chafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chafin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chafin last name expanded 709 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chafin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chafin surname are 33.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Chafin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $41,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffin9213,927/
Schafin9218/
Chafina9214/
Chaufin929/
Chafion925/
Chasfin924/
Chafinn921/
Chafien920/
Cafin91434/
Hafin91148/
Chauffin8622/
Schaffin866/
Schafing865/
Chaffion864/
Cheaffin863/
Chaffuin861/
Chazffin861/
Scheafin861/
Chaffien860/
Chaiffin860/
Shafin836,430/
Caffin831,481/
Hafing83153/
Caufin83151/
Chafen8375/
Chafim8364/
Chofin8327/
Haffin8317/
Hafien8313/
Chefin837/
Khafin833/
Cahfin831/
Chaffn831/
Hawfin831/
Haifin831/
Hapfin830/
Hadfin830/
Hafn806/
Schaffion801/
Cheahfuin801/
Cafn801/
Schaffint800/
Shafina77361/
Choffin77205/
Chaffen77118/
Cheffin7750/
Chowfin7743/
Shafien7738/
Sahafin7733/
Chaffim7733/
Shaffin7728/
Chafuen7726/
Choifin7718/
Haffing7716/
Caufijn778/
Khaifin777/
Khafina775/
Shahfin775/
Schafen772/
Shaifin771/
Shaafin771/
Schofin771/
Chaufen771/
Chafeng771/
Sheafin770/
Chaphin770/
Cauffin770/
Hatffin770/
Shaufin770/
Haysfin770/
Haffinn770/
Safin7337,312/
Hafen732,325/
Jafin73173/
Cofin7394/
Šafin7355/
Hafim7338/
Hafne7337/
Hofin7332/
Hafyn7332/
Zafin7328/
Cafen7314/
Khafn731/
Chaiphin71431/
Chaiphen7190/
Shaffina7129/
Chaufeen715/
Schaffen715/
Shaffien713/
Shahfina712/
Shaafien711/
Tchofina711/
Sahafien711/
Shaifuin711/
Chaphing711/
Schoffin710/
Chaffenk710/
Safina6742,247/
Coffin6716,392/
Saffin67698/
Caffyn67499/
Saafin67301/
Hofing67158/
Jaffin67148/
Coifin67113/
Haffen67110/
Saifin6793/
Jayfin6790/
Hoffin6767/
Shofin6765/
Safien6764/
Chaiphaen6761/
Haufen6759/
Cophin6748/
Zaffin6743/
Shafim6737/
Shafen6732/
Höfing6732/
Chaipheng6731/
Chaiphoen6730/
Safion6728/
Khofin6723/
Haifen6721/
Coufin6721/
Saufin6715/
Schafehen6715/
Sayfin6712/
Zaifin6710/
Caifen6710/
Sahfin679/
Chaiphing676/
Khafen675/
Haphin675/
Hafeen675/
Jaifin674/
Seafin674/
Shafyn674/
Ceufin673/
Shafinova672/
Chefen672/
Caffen672/
Safing672/
Jaafin671/
Hoofin671/
Hosfin671/
Schaffnck671/
Coofin671/
Houfin671/
Jahfin671/
Zayfin671/
Safint671/
Hafeng671/
Safi'n671/
Sha'afina671/
Chaiphyon671/
Haffnn670/
Satfin670/
Hofind670/
Chofim670/
Chafem670/

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Chafin Reference & Research

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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 Chafin
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