Chafni Surname
Approximately 822 people bear this surname
Chafni Surname User-submission:
The Chafni surname is derived from the Jewish surname Hofni or Hophni, which is derived from the story of Hophni and Phineas (Chafni and Pinchas).
Chafni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 784 | 1:43,975 | 7,155 |
| Algeria | 33 | 1:1,170,653 | 42,541 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chafni Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Chafni surname is derived from the Jewish surname Hofni or Hophni, which is derived from the story of Hophni and Phineas (Chafni and Pinchas).
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Where Does The Last Name Chafni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafni has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafni? popularity and diffusion
Chafni is the 421,746th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname Chafni is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chafni live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name Chafni is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 43,975. Other than Morocco it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hafni | 91 | 3,428 | / |
| Schafnit | 86 | 12 | / |
| Chaffnit | 86 | 0 | / |
| Shafni | 83 | 390 | / |
| Hafnie | 83 | 134 | / |
| Khafni | 83 | 7 | / |
| Chafna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chefni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schafnitt | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chafnaj | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shafnit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaffni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahfni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chafney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schaffnitt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jschaffnit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Schaaffnit | 75 | 0 | / |
| Safni | 73 | 731 | / |
| Hafny | 73 | 551 | / |
| Hofni | 73 | 214 | / |
| Jafni | 73 | 123 | / |
| Hafna | 73 | 61 | / |
| Hafne | 73 | 37 | / |
| Zafni | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shaffnit | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaffner | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafnitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chaffney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schafnet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hafner | 67 | 32,204 | / |
| Shafna | 67 | 116 | / |
| Hafneh | 67 | 42 | / |
| Shafny | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jaffni | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haifny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hafney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hofnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzafni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafnii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafnee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schafhner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaufner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haffny | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaffnet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caffny | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chafni
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