Chalfen Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

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

Chalfen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalfen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England301:1,857,26974,552
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384

Chalfen Last Name Facts

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

Chalfen is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Chalfen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalfen? popularity and diffusion

Chalfen is the 1,391,595th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Chalfen reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found and Arizona, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Poland, where 4 percent are found.

Chalfen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chalfen surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Chalfen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.7% more than the national average, earning $78,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halfen92968/
Chalfin86783/
Khalfen8669/
Halfeng861/
Callfen861/
Halfn830/
Chalfina805/
Chalffin800/
Chalfint800/
Calfin771,686/
Halfin77205/
Zalfen77204/
Salfen77171/
Jalfen7731/
Halfem773/
Calfín772/
Halfnd772/
Halfyn771/
Khalfn771/
Colfen770/
Holfen770/
Halphen71866/
Khalfin71428/
Cholfin7146/
Khalfyn7142/
Calphen7142/
Hallfin7135/
Salfeen711/
Collfen711/
Tsalfen711/
Holfend710/
Halffin710/
Khalfina67424/
Khalfyna6746/
Shalfina6731/
Chalphin6728/

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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 Chalfen
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