Chafter Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Chafter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chafter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chafter is found most in Tunisia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafter? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chafter are found; 46 percent are found in North Africa and 46 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name Chafter is most widely held in Tunisia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 101,771. Without taking into account Tunisia Chafter is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafter | 93 | 112 | / |
| Hafter | 92 | 329 | / |
| Cafter | 92 | 0 | / |
| Schaffter | 88 | 1,314 | / |
| Schasfter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Schaafter | 88 | 0 | / |
| Schafteer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Shafter | 86 | 494 | / |
| Haffter | 86 | 125 | / |
| Chefter | 86 | 37 | / |
| Schafte | 86 | 34 | / |
| Haifter | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hasfter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hafte | 83 | 2,262 | / |
| Schaiffter | 82 | 0 | / |
| Shaffter | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cheafted | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schofter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shaufter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Habter | 77 | 446 | / |
| Safter | 77 | 229 | / |
| Jafter | 77 | 146 | / |
| Hawter | 77 | 42 | / |
| Höfter | 77 | 40 | / |
| Hofter | 77 | 37 | / |
| Shafte | 77 | 19 | / |
| Chafty | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chafta | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cofter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chavte | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chafti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Haftey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafteh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chawte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scheifter | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haifete | 71 | 376 | / |
| Chewter | 71 | 334 | / |
| Chowter | 71 | 116 | / |
| Chaufty | 71 | 72 | / |
| Shofter | 71 | 20 | / |
| Coftier | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jaffter | 71 | 8 | / |
| Haibter | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chawtie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saftere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shafteh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chavthe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Safther | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shabter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaftis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaftai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaftee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoftier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaftie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chawthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chavhte | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoffter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hawther | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hoofter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shaftey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shawter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Habte | 67 | 117,801 | / |
| Hafta | 67 | 1,906 | / |
| Hawte | 67 | 374 | / |
| Hofte | 67 | 175 | / |
| Hafti | 67 | 111 | / |
| Hoofteer | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hafty | 67 | 20 | / |
| Safte | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khawther | 67 | 5 | / |
| Coiftier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jafte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chowther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schawtez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Havte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haffthey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shawther | 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
- 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 Chafter
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