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
The last name Chafuma is most common in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuma reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 754,758. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 90 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent are found and Southern Province, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name is found 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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