Chifton Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Chifton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chifton (10) may also be a first name.

Chifton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chifton is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chifton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chifton is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chifton reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 40 percent reside, Florida, where 20 percent reside and Michigan, where 20 percent reside.

Chifton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chifton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chifton surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chifton Last Name Statistics demography

Chifton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schifton930/
Cifton928/
Hifton923/
Shifton8649/
Coifton861/
Chivton861/
Cuifton861/
Chefton860/
Heifton860/
Schiftan80110/
Sifton77416/
Hefton77286/
Gifton7720/
Ciftan7714/
Shiftan71130/
Shefton71119/
Chiwtan719/
Chewton714/
Chiwtun711/
Scefton711/
Siffton710/
Cheftand671/

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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 Chifton
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