Chifile Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chifile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chifile Last Name Facts

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

Chifile has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chifile click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifile? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chifile is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Chifile occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifile reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chifile is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia Chifile is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Province, where 17 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

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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 Chifile
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