Chafilwa Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Chafilwa Surname Definition:
Chafilwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a curse has failed. This is because the child is born safely.
Chafilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 204 | 1:77,696 | 6,637 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chafilwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chafilwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a curse has failed. This is because the child is born safely.
Chafilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafilwa occurs most in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafilwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,148,257th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chafilwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 77,696. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 37 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 35 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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