Chifota Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Chifota Surname Definition:
Chifota is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who causes problems to fade away.
Chifota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Chifota (12) may also be a first name.
Chifota Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chifota is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who causes problems to fade away.
Chifota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chifota is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chifota is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifota reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chifota is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 264,165. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 88 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent live. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifuta | 86 | 236 | / |
| Chifote | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chifoto | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chifata | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chaifuta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfote | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiofoto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifota | 77 | 111 | / |
| Gifota | 77 | 34 | / |
| Cifata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphota | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifuti | 71 | 398 | / |
| Shifoto | 71 | 42 | / |
| Shifata | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kisfota | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chaiphotha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chefuta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chifeto | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kifouta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hifatah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chifate | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiffeteau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haifata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiphata | 67 | 157 | / |
| Chipfuto | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hifataha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tshifata | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kisfotta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chifutis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chipfuti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chipheta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shifatau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipfute | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipfeto | 67 | 1 | / |
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