Chafina Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chafina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chafina (31) may also be a first name.
Chafina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafina (Bengali: ছফিনা) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Chafina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafina? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafina reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chafina is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 31 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Chafina occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chafina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chafina in the Bengali language | ||
| ছফিনা | chaphina | 93.75 |
| চফিনা | caphina | 6.25 |
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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 Chafina
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