Chifashu Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chifashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifashu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1961:78,76711,570
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Chifashu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chifashu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chifashu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifashu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,177,228th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Chifashu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifashu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 78,767. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifasu9327/
Chifasho881/
Chifashi881/
Shifshu803/
Chief Ashe7811/
Chifusha7544/
Chifushi752/
Chivasha752/
Chivashi751/
Shifasha751/
Schifshy751/
Chifisha751/
Chifwisha7152/
Haifassou711/
Chaivishu711/
Chavsh711/
Sifasu711/
Chavush67327/
Shafash67213/
Chavosh67132/
Schaffasch6713/
Chuvash678/
Chavash675/
Shivash674/
Chavish672/
Chief Oshi671/
Chavshi671/
Chavesh671/
Chevish671/
Shifazu671/
Sivasahu631/
Kefasu571/
Hefousou501/

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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
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  • 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 Chifashu
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