Chofin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Chofin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chofin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Chofin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chofin is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chofin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chofin live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Chofin is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Java, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Chofin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chofin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chofin surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choffin92205/
Chowfin9243/
Choifin9218/
Schofin921/
Cofin9194/
Hofin9132/
Tchofina861/
Schoffin860/
Coffin8316,392/
Chafin835,017/
Hofing83158/
Coifin83113/
Hoffin8367/
Shofin8365/
Khofin8323/
Coufin8321/
Chefin837/
Cahfin831/
Hoofin831/
Hosfin831/
Coofin831/
Houfin831/
Hofind830/
Chofim830/
Hofn801/
Chaffin7713,927/
Couffin77868/
Khoifin77186/
Hoffing7772/
Hoofien7766/
Cheffin7750/
Houffin7729/
Schafin7718/
Shoufin7718/
Chafina7714/
Coiffin7712/
Chowfen7710/
Chaufin779/
Chafion775/
Chasfin774/
Shoffin774/
Coffijn773/
Hopfing772/
Coëffin772/
Chafinn771/
Cooffin771/
Shofina771/
Schofen770/
Hoffien770/
Coffien770/
Hoofing770/
Choffen770/
Chafien770/
Sofin733,204/
Cafin73434/
Hofen73268/
Hafin73148/
Zofin7365/
Jofin7321/
Coffn732/
Hofyn732/
Cofen731/
Cofhn731/
Schoffen71937/
Tschofen71708/
Chauffin7122/
Schaffin716/
Schafing715/
Chaffion714/
Chaffuin711/
Houffijn711/
Chazffin711/
Chaffien710/
Shafin676,430/
Sofina673,133/
Caffin671,481/
Coffen67646/
Joffin67338/
Coffyn67228/
Hofenk67200/
Hafing67153/
Soffin67130/
Choipheng67129/
Hoffen67126/
Sofien6793/
Zoffin6777/
Chafen6775/
Chafim6764/
Hopfen6762/
Sofion6748/
Cophin6748/
Höfing6732/
Haffin6717/
Tsofin6717/
Shofinova6716/
Soifin6713/
Hafien6713/
Tschoffen6712/
Sahfin679/
Sotfin677/
Shofen674/
Hossfn674/
Ceufin673/
Khafin673/
Chefen672/
Soufin672/
Hoofen671/
Chaffn671/
Houfen671/
Schaffion671/
Sosfin671/
Hawfin671/
Jahfin671/
Tzofin671/
Chouffeng671/
Copfen670/
Schaffint670/
Hoffim670/
Hapfin670/
Cofeen670/
Hadfin670/

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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 Chofin
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