Chefonov Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chefonov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699

Chefonov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chefonov (Russian: Чефонов) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefonov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Chefonov is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Chefonov reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,847,731. In Russia Chefonov is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 24 percent reside, Kemerovo Oblast, where 21 percent reside and Belgorod Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia Chefonov is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 30 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside.

Chefonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chefonov surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Chefonov last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 33.33% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefonova94130/
Chafonov8876/
Chefanov8864/
Chyfonov8812/
Chifonov885/
Chefanova8282/
Chifonova8218/
Chyfonova827/
Sefonov803/
Shifonov7521/
Chifanov758/
Chyfanov758/
Shefanov757/
Chafanov754/
Sefonova754/
Cefanova751/
Chifanova7116/
Chyfanova718/
Shifonova718/
Sifonov67103/
Sefanov6726/
Jefanov6721/
Kifonov673/
Syfonov671/

Chefonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chefonov in the Russian language
Чефоновcefonov-

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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 Chefonov
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