Chafuka Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Chafuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 368 | 1:41,952 | 6,467 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zambia | 65 | 1:243,845 | 14,860 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Chafuka (14) may also be a first name.
Chafuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafuka is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chafuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chafuka is the 430,251st most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 41,952. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 69 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapfuka | 93 | 40 | / |
| Chafuuka | 93 | 6 | / |
| Cafuka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hafuka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tchafouka | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chafika | 86 | 858 | / |
| Hafukha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chofuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chapfika | 80 | 1,233 | / |
| Chaphuka | 80 | 1,020 | / |
| Chafikah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chafiqua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chafouke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafoka | 77 | 709 | / |
| Jafuka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hafuko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caphuka | 71 | 52 | / |
| Hafikah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chefika | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chafiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haffoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaphika | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chaffica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofoka | 62 | 6 | / |
| Chaiphokha | 59 | 11 | / |
| Caphuko | 57 | 5 | / |
| Hafuchi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Zaphuka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chophika | 53 | 9 | / |
| Hofauker | 53 | 4 | / |
| Chofuchi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chaphiko | 53 | 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 Chafuka
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