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
Chalfun occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalfun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,683,218th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chalfun reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 2,610,663. In Brazil Chalfun is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 67 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 21 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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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