Chifisi Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chifisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460

Chifisi Last Name Facts

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

Chifisi is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chifisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifisi? popularity and diffusion

Chifisi is the 393,206th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifisi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chifisi is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Aside from Malawi Chifisi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hifisi922/
Chifici8693/
Chifizi8628/
Chifisa8613/
Shifisi861/
Chifisha801/
Hifizi7710/
Cifici775/
Kifisi772/
Cefisi772/
Cifizi771/
Cifitci7180/
Chifuse7142/
Chifeci7130/
Cuifici718/
Chitphisit714/
Kifishi711/
Chaiphisit711/
Chiphesi6723/
Kifitshi674/
Chifushi672/
Shefishi671/

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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 Chifisi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis