Chifofo Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Chifofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Chifofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chifofo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifofo? popularity and diffusion
Chifofo is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifofo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 514,608. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 97 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tshifofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chefofou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chifov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chefof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sifofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schiffová | 75 | 9 | / |
| Cheifffou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schiffova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifufu | 71 | 107 | / |
| Chivovo | 71 | 90 | / |
| Chifefe | 71 | 83 | / |
| Chifove | 71 | 64 | / |
| Chifafa | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chafiff | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chififi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chififa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefouf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schiphof | 67 | 318 | / |
| Chefoufi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chifwifu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chifufya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chifufia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chififya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chafifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivovoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefofo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hifafat | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Chifofo
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