Chafwila Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chafwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chafwila Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia601:264,16515,663
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chafwila Last Name Facts

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

Chafwila is found most in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chafwila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafwila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chafwila reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 264,165. In Zambia Chafwila is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 55 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 37 percent live and Western Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Zambia Chafwila exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Iceland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chabwila885/
Shafwila881/
Tchabwila821/
Siafwila75135/
Shabwila754/
Chabbila751/
Hawvilla751/
Safwaila751/
Tshabwila71137/
Chawbilee711/
Chaibuela711/
Habbila673/
Zafuila671/
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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 Chafwila
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