Changfa Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Changfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Changfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Changfa (78,122) may also be a first name.

Changfa Last Name Facts

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

Changfa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Changfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Changfa is the 3,055,934th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Changfa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Changfa is also the 12,621st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 78,122 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Changfa is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 80 percent reside, Sokoto, where 14 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaengfa938/
Changfau931/
Hangfa923/
Chaingfai881/
Changfatt881/
Zhangfa863/
Chengfa861/
Changfe861/
Changpha80246/
Changfit8016/
Chongfai801/
Changfei801/
Changfoo801/
Jangfa7794/
Hongfa7736/
Sangfa7722/
Changphat75175/
Changfoot75108/
Changphai7565/
Changphap7530/
Sangfai71122/
Chaengphai7186/
Zhongfa714/
Sangfay713/
Jeangfa711/
Hangfei711/
Seangfa711/
Sangfad711/
Sangfha711/
Hangphai6756/
Zhangfei6712/
Sangfaat676/
Shangfei673/
Chengfei673/
Chongfoo671/
Changpho671/
Seangfat671/
Seangfai671/
Chongfei671/
Khongfai671/

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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 Changfa
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