Chifaka Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chifaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chifaka Last Name Facts

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

Chifaka is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chifaka are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 186,003. In Zimbabwe Chifaka is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 49 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifake8684/
Chifoka8622/
Chifako861/
Chefaka861/
Chiphaka802,301/
Tshifaka8076/
Chipfeka801/
Kifaka7767/
Sifaka7761/
Hefaka771/
Ciphaka7123/
Chifoko7123/
Sifaika715/
Chifoke713/
Sifakas712/
Suifaka711/
Chefako711/
Kifaaka711/
Chuphaka67158/
Shifuoka6761/
Shifaqat6710/
Chiphoka675/
Shifotka671/
Hiphakat671/

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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 Chifaka
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