Chafanou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chafanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Chafanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafanou is most common in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafanou reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Chafanou is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafano | 86 | 129 | / |
| Caifano | 80 | 118 | / |
| Haufano | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hafanos | 80 | 4 | / |
| Safanou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Caffano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciafano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khafano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haffano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houfanou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hafanoss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chaffana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hafana | 71 | 42 | / |
| Safano | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jafano | 71 | 11 | / |
| Cafana | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hofano | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zafanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zafano | 71 | 3 | / |
| Houffanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cafono | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cuofano | 67 | 372 | / |
| Shafana | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hafanah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Safaanu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hafouna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chofana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saffano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safainu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafaina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hafanaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchafounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphanut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haafana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasfana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safanus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chafanou
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