Cheffen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Cheffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cheffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheffen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cheffen.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheffen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Cheffen live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cheffen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 54 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Cheffen is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Cheffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cheffen last name expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheffen Last Name Statistics demography

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

Cheffen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $37,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheffen93446/
Tcheffen931/
Cheiffen930/
Heffen9211/
Chefen922/
Schieffen886/
Chaffen86118/
Cheffin8650/
Schefen8613/
Chiffen862/
Sheffen862/
Sceffen861/
Heffien861/
Chefeen861/
Choffen860/
Heffeen860/
Hefen8333/
Cefen832/
Heffn831/
Schiefen80473/
Scheufen80290/
Scheifen8041/
Cheaffin803/
Schiffen802/
Cheffing802/
Schefenn802/
Tcheffin801/
Chaffien800/
Geffen771,189/
Seffen77137/
Chafen7775/
Chifen7749/
Keffen7724/
Hefeng7720/
Jeffen7714/
Chefin777/
Heffem772/
Cefeng771/
Ceffin771/
Chaffn771/
Ciffen771/
Heffne771/
Hefien770/
Shefen770/
Heffin770/
Scheffing75163/
Schieffin750/
Hefn732/
Chaffin7113,927/
Choffin71205/
Schäfen7161/
Shefeen7156/
Seiffen7127/
Chafuen7126/
Sheffin7114/
Chowfen7110/
Chiffin717/
Heffing716/
Shiffen714/
Chefing714/
Chefina712/
Tchefin712/
Chefion712/
Chifeng712/
Cheffim711/
Seffeen711/
Sheafen711/
Kheifen711/
Hehefen711/
Sheifen710/
Hieffin710/
Chafien710/
Sciffen710/
Gefen672,156/
Hefne67454/
Sefen67275/
Heffinck6778/
Sheffing6758/
Kefen6745/
Häfen6735/
Tchefing678/
Hefin677/
Höfen677/
Cefin674/
Schiffne672/
Hefhn672/
Hyfen672/
Zefen672/
Chihfeng671/
Hifen671/
Schiefin671/
Shefgeen671/
Seiffent671/
Jefen671/
Chuifeng671/
Scheafin671/
Cifen671/
Hefnt671/
Seiffend670/
Schefing670/
Chaiffin670/
Schiffin670/

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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 Cheffen
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