Chafton Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

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

Chafton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chafton Last Name Facts

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

Chafton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Chafton are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is most common in: Arkansas, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Chafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chafton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 7,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chafton are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the party.

Chafton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $36,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaufton9324/
Chaftoun931/
Schafton930/
Hafton9251/
Cafton927/
Shafton86188/
Chefton860/
Haffton860/
Haufton860/
Shaufton805/
Shaftone801/
Khaftoon801/
Haftosen800/
Haftom775,635/
Hawton77737/
Hofton77182/
Cawton7776/
Haftan7775/
Caftan7745/
Safton7726/
Zafton7713/
Cofton7713/
Haftun7711/
Habton7711/
Havton776/
Chawthong7587/
Habtoun71139/
Shaftan7143/
Caphton7124/
Houfton7116/
Hawtone717/
Hafthun715/
Chewton714/
Hawthon714/
Khawton713/
Khaftun713/
Haftang712/
Cheawthong711/
Saftoon711/
Coifton711/
Zaftoon711/
Hoftotn710/
Heifton710/
Hawthone6717/
Shaftang6714/
Heawtong671/
Chawtung671/
Khawtoon671/
Chawtang671/
Hawttoon670/
Hawthotn670/

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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 Chafton
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