Chafwe Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Chafwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafwea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chafwehe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Chafwa | 83 | 784 | / |
| Chofwe | 83 | 50 | / |
| Chawbe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Hafweh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Scheafwer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chawbey | 77 | 31 | / |
| Haafwee | 77 | 12 | / |
| Schawbe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tchabwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chaufue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chawver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hawbe | 73 | 57 | / |
| Cofwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Safwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hafue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Havwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaifuea | 71 | 92 | / |
| Schawver | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheawvej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schafuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cawvey | 67 | 418 | / |
| Safwet | 67 | 366 | / |
| Chabwi | 67 | 179 | / |
| Chabue | 67 | 34 | / |
| Chovwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shafwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chavbe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Safweh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chavve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chawby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shafue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chabbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chewve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chafui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shavwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shawve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houfwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaffuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaffuet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hafuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chafwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis