Chafuwa Surname
Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname
Chafuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,542 | 1:11,102 | 1,709 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
Chafuwa (10) may also be a first name.
Chafuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chafuwa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chafuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafuwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 252,136th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,641,749 people. Chafuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chafuwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chafuwa is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,542 people, or 1 in 11,102. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapfuwa | 93 | 313 | / |
| Cahafuwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chafuva | 86 | 9 | / |
| Shafuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chapfiwa | 80 | 77 | / |
| Chaphuwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chapfuva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chefouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safuwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zafuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shofuwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chefuwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Safouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dzafuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sofuwa | 62 | 66 | / |
| Hafube | 62 | 2 | / |
| Safuba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hofuwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sophuwa | 57 | 22 | / |
| Sofuwah | 57 | 13 | / |
| Safowaa | 57 | 9 | / |
| Hoofuwo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safuvaa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Safowaah | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shafoeva | 53 | 2 | / |
| Safouwou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Safoubai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hoffouwer | 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 Chafuwa
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