Chafuma Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Chafuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chafuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafuma is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chafuma.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuma live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 754,758. In Zambia Chafuma is mostly found in: Western Province, where 90 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent are found and Southern Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Zambia Chafuma occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapfuma | 93 | 21 | / |
| Cafuma | 92 | 25 | / |
| Shafuma | 86 | 75 | / |
| Chafoma | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chefuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chafumi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hafouma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cafumo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hofuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siafuma | 71 | 62 | / |
| Khafumi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Saifuma | 71 | 12 | / |
| Safouma | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chafomo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hapfumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chofoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaphumi | 67 | 1,066 | / |
| Safaumma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsapfuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzapfuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphumi | 63 | 1,206 | / |
| Chatphumi | 63 | 518 | / |
| Chaphimai | 63 | 320 | / |
| Chaphumee | 63 | 2 | / |
| Haffumett | 63 | 0 | / |
| Sofuma | 62 | 55 | / |
| Hofoma | 62 | 3 | / |
| Cafomo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphimai | 59 | 296 | / |
| Chaiphumee | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chaiphomma | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chaephimai | 59 | 2 | / |
| Chayphimai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sapfumo | 57 | 31 | / |
| Chofimo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tsapfumo | 53 | 44 | / |
| Chefimey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sheufumo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hofhumer | 53 | 0 | / |
| Chophimai | 50 | 264 | / |
| Hoffoumou | 50 | 16 | / |
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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 Chafuma
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