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 has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chafuka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 430,251st most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chafuka is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 41,952. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 69 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent live and Harare Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname 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
- 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