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
Chafunga is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafunga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chafunga is the 807,857th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. Chafunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafunga are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chafunga is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name worldwide, 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. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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