Chapfuwa Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Chapfuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 309 | 1:49,962 | 7,616 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Chapfuwa (34) may also be a first name.
Chapfuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapfuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chapfuwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapfuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chapfuwa is the 866,642nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapfuwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname Chapfuwa is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 49,962. In Zimbabwe Chapfuwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 14 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafuwa | 93 | 1,570 | / |
| Chapuwa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Chapfiwa | 88 | 77 | / |
| Chaphuwa | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chapfuva | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cahafuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Capuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khapuwa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chapiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chafuva | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shafuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chopuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhapuba | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tchapuwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chefouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chapubai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sapuwa | 71 | 1,922 | / |
| Hapuwe | 71 | 59 | / |
| Safuwa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Zapuwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zafuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shofuwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sapuwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sapouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzafuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapubai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chapfuwa
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