Chifoyo Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Chifoyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chifoyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifoyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifoyo is found most in Zambia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifoyo? popularity and diffusion
Chifoyo is the 2,776,799th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifoyo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chifoyo is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 330,207. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 98 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia Chifoyo is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifoya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chifoyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kifoyo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Chifoi | 77 | 20 | / |
| Chifou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Hifoya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chifay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huifoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheifou | 71 | 236 | / |
| Chifeya | 71 | 226 | / |
| Chaifou | 71 | 189 | / |
| Chiffey | 71 | 31 | / |
| Sisfoyo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Chiffou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chifoja | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chifuya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shifoya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chifowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiefou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shifayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiofou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiffay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schifey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuya | 67 | 114 | / |
| Cheiffou | 67 | 89 | / |
| Chaiffou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chifiyah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chipfiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kifoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hifey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaaifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheffeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheffouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schiffey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chifoyo
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