Chifalu Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Chifalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 107 | 1:431,588 | 23,328 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chifalu (10) may also be a first name.
Chifalu Demographics
Chifalu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chifalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifalu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Chifalu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chifalu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 10 people.
Chifalu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 431,588. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Chifalu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifallu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Cifalu | 92 | 96 | / |
| Chifelu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cefalu | 77 | 2,124 | / |
| Kifalu | 77 | 946 | / |
| Suifalu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Cefaulu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ceafalau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheffolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Cefalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suifa'alu | 63 | 2 | / |
| Cefalù | 62 | 124 | / |
| Cefalú | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kiphalu | 57 | 274 | / |
| Kefalou | 57 | 117 | / |
| Sifoğlu | 57 | 31 | / |
| Zaifoğlu | 53 | 348 | / |
| Kifoulou | 53 | 96 | / |
| Hevalahu | 53 | 23 | / |
| Sefahlou | 53 | 4 | / |
| Seffahlou | 50 | 306 | / |
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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 Chifalu
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