Chalfin Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

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

Chalfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7401:489,80941,354
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Chalfin (39) may also be a first name.

Chalfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalfin is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalfin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 437,968th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. Chalfin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Chalfin are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chalfin is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 740 people, or 1 in 489,809. In The United States Chalfin is most frequent in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Chalfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chalfin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chalfin last name rose 2,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chalfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chalfin surname are 43.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Chalfin earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalfina935/
Chalffin930/
Chalfint930/
Calfin921,686/
Halfin92205/
Khalfin86428/
Chalfen86157/
Cholfin8646/
Hallfin8635/
Halffin860/
Halfn830/
Khalfina80424/
Shalfina8031/
Chalphin8028/
Halfen77968/
Jalfin7752/
Colfin7737/
Salfin7724/
Halfim777/
Zalfin775/
Calfín772/
Halfnd772/
Halfyn771/
Khalfn771/
Salfina71110/
Halphin7169/
Khalfen7169/
Khalfyn7142/
Jalffin7122/
Kholfin714/
Halfeng711/
Callfen711/
Holfing710/
Calphin710/
Khalfyna6746/
Kholfina673/

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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 Chalfin
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