Chafumuka Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Chafumuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chafumuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafumuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chafumuka is found most in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafumuka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 657,184th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafumuka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chafumuka is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Not including Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafomoka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chifwamuka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chifumakuwa | 70 | 47 | / |
| Schauf-Mucha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chavamhaka | 63 | 6 | / |
| Chief Emeka | 60 | 4 | / |
| Tchoufamaka | 60 | 2 | / |
| Chief Umoke | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cheevamok | 56 | 24 | / |
| Chavamaga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Shivamugga | 53 | 11 | / |
| Chavhamako | 53 | 9 | / |
| Chivhamako | 53 | 6 | / |
| Chief Mike | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chavimhako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chavamhako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chavhamhako | 50 | 9 | / |
| Shafimc | 50 | 3 | / |
| Chavhayhmak | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Chafumuka
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