Chafela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Chafela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chafela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafela is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chafela.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chafela is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Chafela
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