Chafuta Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chafuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chafuta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chafuta Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chafuta has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafuta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name Chafuta is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuta are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapfuta9314/
Chaifuta931/
Cafuta921,241/
Hafuta9263/
Chafota86384/
Chefuta868/
Hafouta861/
Cafutta861/
Shafuta861/
Chafitah804/
Chapfota801/
Jafuta7762/
Safuta7750/
Zafuta7744/
Hafuto7742/
Hafota7711/
Shashfuta751/
Zafutta7115/
Zaffuta717/
Chofita712/
Chaiphutha711/
Siafuta711/
Shafota711/
Saifuta711/
Chaiphuttha67154/
Chatphuttha671/
Tshofuta671/
Hatfoute671/
Chaffoto670/
Hatfuter670/

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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 Chafuta
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