Chefin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Chefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Chefin (10) may also be a first name.

Chefin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chefin (Russian: Чефин) is more commonly found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Chefin live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Chefin is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,583,510. In Belarus Chefin is primarily found in: Minsk, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Belarus it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Chefin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chefin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chefin surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheffin9250/
Chefing924/
Chefina922/
Tchefin922/
Chefion922/
Hefin917/
Cefin914/
Tchefing868/
Cheaffin863/
Cheffing862/
Schiefin861/
Tcheffin861/
Scheafin861/
Schefing860/
Chafin835,017/
Shefin83115/
Chofin8327/
Chifin8323/
Cefion8311/
Ceufin833/
Chefen832/
Ceffin831/
Hefien830/
Hedfin830/
Heffin830/
Scheffing80163/
Hefn802/
Cheahfuin801/
Schieffin800/
Chaffin7713,927/
Choffin77205/
Cheffen77116/
Chowfin7743/
Shefing7740/
Shefina7720/
Choifin7718/
Sheffin7714/
Chifina7713/
Schefen7713/
Chiffin777/
Heffing776/
Shefgin776/
Chafinn771/
Chephin771/
Cheffim771/
Heffien771/
Chefeen771/
Sheafin770/
Hieffin770/
Chafien770/
Tchefingue751/
Hefne73454/
Sefin7368/
Hefen7333/
Gefin7310/
Jefin739/
Hefhn732/
Cefen732/
Kefin732/
Heffn731/
Hefnt731/
Schiefen71473/
Scheffen71446/
Scheufen71290/
Heffinck7178/
Sheffing7158/
Scheifen7141/
Schäfing7139/
Tchifina7113/
Schefenn712/
Schifind711/
Tcheffen711/
Cheiffen710/
Chaffien710/
Chaiffin710/
Schiffin710/
Sefien67160/
Coifin67113/
Geffin67105/
Zeffin6796/
Sefina6788/
Sefion6777/
Chafen6775/
Chifen6749/
Sefing6733/
Höfing6732/
Jeffin6727/
Seifin6720/
Hefeng6720/
Shifin6717/
Seffin6716/
Heffen6711/
Ciffin677/
Kefina677/
Schieffen676/
Seefin675/
Seafin674/
Sefink674/
Shefim673/
Keefin672/
Hyfing672/
Keffin671/
Seyfin671/
Cefeng671/
Cephin671/
Chaffn671/
Chifim671/
Cuifin671/
Kiefin671/
Haifin671/
Zefien671/
Siefin671/
Heffne671/
Hiffin670/
Shefen670/
Shefne670/
Cyphen670/

Chefin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chefin in the Russian language
Чефинcefin-

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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 Chefin
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