Chafya Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Chafya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Chafya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chafya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chafya (Marathi: चाफया) is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chafya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Chafya live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 264,165. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 35 percent are found, Central Province, where 32 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 32 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cafya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chafyaay | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chafia | 83 | 918 | / |
| Shafya | 83 | 18 | / |
| Chafea | 83 | 2 | / |
| Haifya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafyah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hafyat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tshafya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Shafyat | 77 | 14 | / |
| Shafyaz | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shafyah | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tchafia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chaffia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chaphya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Choufya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chafeaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaifia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaafia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chafiha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chafiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaffea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafia | 73 | 190 | / |
| Safya | 73 | 132 | / |
| Hafja | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cafia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hafea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zafya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jafya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chafiaai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chafiaay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafyaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shafia | 67 | 7,700 | / |
| Hafija | 67 | 4,698 | / |
| Shafea | 67 | 2,418 | / |
| Hafiah | 67 | 606 | / |
| Chafio | 67 | 190 | / |
| Hafiat | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hafiaz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shofya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Khafia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hasfia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hafeea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ciafia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saifya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shafaiyat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hafiad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Safyat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafiaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haifia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saufya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shahdfyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saffya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haufia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafeha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shafaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafja | 67 | 1 | / |
Chafya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chafya in the Marathi language | ||
| चाफया | caphaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Chafya
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