Cheffin Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Cheffin Surname Definition:

French chauve, from Latin calvus, bald. Hence the name of the great Protestant reformer, Calvin. The forms in the H.R. are Le Cauf, Chauf, Chaufyn. An eminent example of the application of this sobriquet is in Charles the Bald, King of France.

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Cheffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cheffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

French chauve, from Latin calvus, bald. Hence the name of the great Protestant reformer, Calvin. The forms in the H.R. are Le Cauf, Chauf, Chaufyn. An eminent example of the application of this sobriquet is in Charles the Bald, King of France.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cheffin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cheffin is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Cheffin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cheffin are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cheffin is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States Cheffin is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 76 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Cheffin exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Cheffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cheffin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cheffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cheffin surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Cheffin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.88% less than the national average, earning $21,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheaffin933/
Cheffing932/
Tcheffin931/
Chefin927/
Ceffin921/
Heffin920/
Scheffing88163/
Schieffin880/
Chaffin8613,927/
Choffin86205/
Cheffen86116/
Sheffin8614/
Chiffin867/
Heffing866/
Chefing864/
Chefina862/
Tchefin862/
Chefion862/
Cheffim861/
Heffien861/
Hieffin860/
Hefin837/
Cefin834/
Heffn831/
Scheffen80446/
Heffinck8078/
Sheffing8058/
Tchefing808/
Schiefin801/
Tcheffen801/
Scheafin801/
Schefing800/
Cheiffen800/
Chaffien800/
Chaiffin800/
Schiffin800/
Chafin775,017/
Shefin77115/
Geffin77105/
Zeffin7796/
Chofin7727/
Jeffin7727/
Chifin7723/
Seffin7716/
Heffen7711/
Cefion7711/
Ciffin777/
Ceufin773/
Chefen772/
Keffin771/
Chaffn771/
Heffne771/
Hiffin770/
Hefien770/
Hedfin770/
Schieffen756/
Cheahfuin751/
Hefn732/
Chaffen71118/
Chowfin7143/
Shefing7140/
Shefina7120/
Choifin7118/
Chifina7113/
Schefen7113/
Seffing7112/
Coiffin7112/
Shiffin717/
Shefgin716/
Seffion715/
Seffina713/
Chiffen712/
Sheffen712/
Chafinn711/
Chephin711/
Sceffen711/
Keffink711/
Tchefingue711/
Chefeen711/
Seaffin711/
Sheafin710/
Choffen710/
Chafien710/
Heffeen710/
Schiefen67473/
Hefne67454/
Scheufen67290/
Sefin6768/
Scheifen6741/
Schäfing6739/
Hefen6733/
Quieffin6718/
Tchifina6713/
Gefin6710/
Jefin679/
Schiffen672/
Schiffne672/
Hefhn672/
Cefen672/
Kefin672/
Schefenn672/
Schifind671/
Heffimck671/
Hefnt671/
Seaffina670/
Sciffing670/

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