Chafuna Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Chafuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chafuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafuna is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Chafuna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuna live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland West Province, where 94 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafunga | 93 | 346 | / |
| Chafunah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chapfuna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hafuna | 92 | 6 | / |
| Cafuna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chapfunga | 88 | 178 | / |
| Chaifunga | 88 | 6 | / |
| Hafouna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chefuna | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chofuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cafunha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khafuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shafuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchafounga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shafunga | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chafinah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chafoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hafuni | 77 | 73 | / |
| Safuna | 77 | 20 | / |
| Jafuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaffouni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chapfinha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchofouna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chafino | 71 | 569 | / |
| Hafungi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Hafoune | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaiphutna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Safouna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saifuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jafouna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hafinah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaiphunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafunah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safuuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safunna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safunau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safuina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafauni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaffino | 67 | 136 | / |
| Khafunoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saifunna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Safounah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaffone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hadfoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafoutni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayfuina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafaunee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safuunna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafoune | 67 | 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 Chafuna
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