Chalfun Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Chalfun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chalfun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalfun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalfun is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chalfun.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalfun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,683,218th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Chalfun is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chalfun live; 97 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,610,663. In Brazil Chalfun is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 67 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 21 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 27 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalfoun | 93 | 912 | / |
| Chalfunt | 93 | 0 | / |
| Calfun | 92 | 161 | / |
| Halfoun | 86 | 209 | / |
| Chalfon | 86 | 89 | / |
| Calfuin | 86 | 23 | / |
| Calfoun | 86 | 18 | / |
| Chalfum | 86 | 7 | / |
| Khalfun | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shalfun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khalfoun | 80 | 1,449 | / |
| Halfoune | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shalfoun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chalfoon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Halfon | 77 | 3,923 | / |
| Calfon | 77 | 34 | / |
| Salfun | 77 | 5 | / |
| Calfún | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khalfoune | 75 | 630 | / |
| Shalfoon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Salfoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salfougne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Colfon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Salfón | 62 | 1 | / |
| Salfon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Halphusing | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sealfon | 57 | 104 | / |
| Joolfun | 57 | 4 | / |
| Houlfon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Holphusen | 50 | 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
- 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 Chalfun
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