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 may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafunga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 807,857th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname 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. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name Chafunga is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 51,129. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 54 percent live, Central Province, where 44 percent live and Southern Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zambia Chafunga occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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