Charfen Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Charfen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charfen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Charfén (2) are calculated separately.

Charfen Last Name Facts

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

Charfen is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Charfén. Click here for further possible spellings of Charfen.

How Common Is The Last Name Charfen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Charfen reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 3,761,400. In Mexico Charfen is primarily found in: Guerrero, where 36 percent live, Mexico City, where 36 percent live and Quintana Roo, where 12 percent live. Beside Mexico Charfen is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Charfen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Charfen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Charfen Last Name Statistics demography

Charfen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charfén952/
Scharfen93345/
Harfen9212/
Cherfen8639/
Harffen8617/
Harfeen8611/
Kharfen8611/
Sharfen867/
Charfin867/
Sharfeen804/
Scharfenova781/
Scharfenová781/
Harfin77190/
Sarfen776/
Carfin775/
Horfen772/
Corfen771/
Scharfing754/
Charpheng751/
Sharfin71417/
Sarfeen7121/
Sharfyn713/
Carphen713/
Zarfeen712/
Hoorfen711/
Harffin711/
Cherfin710/
Sharfina67137/
Sharfyna673/
Horfn670/

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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 Charfen
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