Chefter Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Chefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chefter Last Name Facts

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

Chefter occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chefter.

How Common Is The Last Name Chefter? popularity and diffusion

Chefter is the 3,228,735th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Chefter occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Chefter live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Chefter is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 3,490,115. In Iran Chefter is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Iran it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Chefter Last Name Statistics demography

Chefter earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning R 261,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schefter93600/
Tchefter931/
Hefter922,520/
Scheffter8874/
Schiefter881/
Scheifter881/
Chewter86334/
Heffter86178/
Shefter86168/
Schefte8684/
Chafter8613/
Chifter862/
Heftier862/
Hiefter861/
Hefte83244/
Schifter80566/
Schäfter80299/
Schyfter809/
Tshefter802/
Cheafted801/
Gefter77434/
Jefter77310/
Heftre7790/
Shefte7784/
Sefter7750/
Höfter7740/
Heftie7734/
Cifter775/
Hefteh775/
Kefter773/
Hifter773/
Chewte772/
Chevte772/
Chebte771/
Chefta771/
Heifte770/
Heftey770/
Heffte770/
Schäffter7559/
Schiffter7557/
Seifter71302/
Shifter71219/
Chowter71116/
Shevter7149/
Shefterova7132/
Sheftir7121/
Jefther7115/
Haifter719/
Sheftes716/
Schifte714/
Jeffter714/
Keifter712/
Keftere712/
Jeftter711/
Heftead711/
Heiftez711/
Hewther711/
Heibter711/
Seufter711/
Szefter711/
Chifteh711/
Shyfter711/
Heiftje711/
Schaiffter710/
Hefti673,813/
Hefty671,553/
Hefta67237/
Hyfte6714/
Hebte676/
Coiftier672/
Shiftier672/
Chowther671/
Hifte671/
Cifte671/
Sefte671/
Shiffter671/
Kieffter671/
Keiftert671/
Schiwter671/

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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 Chefter
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