Chamafwa Surname
1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Chamafwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chammafwa | 94 | 10 | / |
| Hamafwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hamavwa | 80 | 88 | / |
| Hamabwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamafwa | 75 | 69 | / |
| Hamavhwa | 75 | 34 | / |
| Chamabwe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Hamaavwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hamayvwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haamavwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamavva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshamabwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamabba | 67 | 43 | / |
| Samabwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Samafwo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shamavva | 63 | 40 | / |
| Haamabwe | 63 | 32 | / |
| Hammabba | 63 | 10 | / |
| Siamavwa | 63 | 6 | / |
| Hamaubwe | 63 | 3 | / |
| Hamaabwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shamhabba | 59 | 4 | / |
| Siamaavwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shammavva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shaamavva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Samavva | 53 | 20 | / |
| Samabba | 53 | 4 | / |
| Jamavva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sammavva | 50 | 48 | / |
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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 Chamafwa
- 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