Chifoma Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Chifoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chifoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chifoma is most common in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chifoma is the 2,460,878th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifoma live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chifoma is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 528,331. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 77 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent reside. Beside Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 49 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifomma | 93 | 5 | / |
| Chifema | 86 | 54 | / |
| Chifama | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chifomo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chiefome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchifama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifoma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hifomi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sifoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chipfamat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifumo | 71 | 101 | / |
| Chufama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chaiphomma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shifama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chefuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfumo | 67 | 116 | / |
| Chipfume | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chefoumi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tshifama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quifouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifumhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiphuma | 67 | 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 Chifoma
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