Chafoya Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Chafoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador2331:27,2271,049
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Chafoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chafoya has its highest incidence in El Salvador. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chafoya.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafoya? popularity and diffusion

Chafoya is the 996,001st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chafoya are found; 91 percent are found in Central America and 91 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

This surname is most commonly held in El Salvador, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 27,227. In El Salvador it is mostly found in: Ahuachapán Department, where 39 percent reside, Santa Ana Department, where 27 percent reside and La Libertad Department, where 15 percent reside. Besides El Salvador Chafoya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Chafoya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chafoya earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.68% more than the national average, earning $73,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chafoy921/
Chafiya8621/
Chafeya8619/
Chafaya864/
Chaffoy863/
Chafuya861/
Cafoy831/
Chafiyah8014/
Chhafiya804/
Chapfiya801/
Shafoyat801/
Chafai7715,519/
Chafaa771,866/
Chafey77319/
Chafay77282/
Chafye7784/
Chafou7775/
Hafiya7728/
Chafoe7728/
Hafaya779/
Cafoia775/
Jafoya773/
Chafea772/
Chafae772/
Hafuya772/
Hafeya771/
Cafaya771/
Cafeya771/
Caffoy771/
Safoya771/
Chaffey713,239/
Chaffai712,258/
Shafiya71375/
Chaffaa71206/
Chafouz71196/
Chaifou71189/
Hafiyah71174/
Chaifai7127/
Chafous7125/
Chafaux7120/
Chaffou7119/
Chaffay7111/
Chafaus719/
Chafaii715/
Chafaie715/
Chafaai714/
Tchafou713/
Chofiya712/
Shafeya712/
Chafaia712/
Schafai712/
Chafayi712/
Chafgou712/
Hafiyat712/
Khafaya711/
Chafaye711/
Hafeeya711/
Schafey711/
Chaffea711/
Shafaya711/
Cahafau711/
Chayfou711/
Chafaeh711/
Chafayu711/
Chafois711/
Chadfou711/
Cahafai711/
Hafayad711/
Chaafai711/
Chafoud711/
Chaffae710/
Cheafey710/
Chawfey710/
Shafayat671,372/
Safoa671,260/
Hafey67777/
Chaffaut67366/
Chofiyah67340/
Chaffois67264/
Chaffaud67254/
Hafou67139/
Hafaj67104/
Chaffaux6774/
Chaufaux6769/
Hafai6755/
Shafiyah6746/
Chaufaud6741/
Cafay6731/
Haifiyah6720/
Shafiyat6720/
Shafayau6712/
Cafuy6710/
Chaiffou6710/
Cafey679/
Chefiyah678/
Hafoj678/
Hafaa676/
Chapheya674/
Haffayaa674/
Hafea673/
Shaafiya672/
Cafou672/
Cafai672/
Shafeyat672/
Safoy671/
Chapfiyo671/
Chaffeey671/
Chaffoit671/
Chaufeja671/
Hafay671/
Shaufiya671/
Shaifiya671/
Shafeeya671/
Hafayadh671/
Chaiffai671/
Shahfiya671/
Schafaie671/
Tchofaya671/
Tchaffou671/
Hafau671/
Choufiya671/
Chaaifou671/
Chaefaai671/
Chaeffou671/
Shaffiya671/
Shafieya671/
Schaffey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chafoya
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