Chafinya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chafinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Chafinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafinya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafinya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafinya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chafinya is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 80 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 10 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Mozambique, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapfinya | 94 | 42 | / |
| Chafinha | 88 | 46 | / |
| Chafinia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chapfinha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safinya | 80 | 45 | / |
| Hafinja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zafinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphunya | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shafinia | 75 | 20 | / |
| Sahfinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shafeinia | 71 | 76 | / |
| Shayfinha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shafienia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safinia | 67 | 704 | / |
| Chaiphinyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sofinya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Safigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffigna | 63 | 79 | / |
| Sophinya | 63 | 40 | / |
| Seifinya | 63 | 28 | / |
| Shofinia | 63 | 8 | / |
| Safainia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Zaffigna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saufinia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houfenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Coffinia | 63 | 0 | / |
| Hatphinyo | 59 | 165 | / |
| Shayfenha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shafeenia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Choiphinyo | 56 | 4 | / |
| Safenia | 53 | 11 | / |
| Sofinha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zafenia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sofinia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Seifinia | 50 | 5 | / |
| Safaynia | 50 | 3 | / |
| Soufinia | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chafinya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis