Chafunga Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Chafunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 310 | 1:51,129 | 4,785 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chafunga (27) may also be a first name.
Chafunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chafunga is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 807,857th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafunga live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chafunga is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
Chafunga is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 51,129. In Zambia Chafunga is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 54 percent are found, Central Province, where 44 percent are found and Southern Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapfunga | 94 | 178 | / |
| Chaifunga | 94 | 6 | / |
| Chafuna | 93 | 28 | / |
| Cafunga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Tchafounga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shafunga | 88 | 21 | / |
| Chafunah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chapfuna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hafuna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Cafuna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hafuga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chepfunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hafungi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Hafouna | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chofuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cafunha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cafungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hofunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khafuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saffunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saufutnga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafuigou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cafuno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hafoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchofouna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphutna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jafouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiphunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafunah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafunoi | 63 | 14 | / |
| Saphunga | 63 | 14 | / |
| Saafungo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jafuno | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jofuna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cafono | 57 | 0 | / |
| Jaifuno | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zeyfuna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safongo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Houfoga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haffoney | 50 | 19 | / |
| Zafounou | 50 | 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 Chafunga
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