Chifumo Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chifumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia821:193,29212,826
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590

Chifumo Last Name Facts

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

Chifumo occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifumo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifumo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 193,292. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 71 percent live, Northern Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Zambia Chifumo exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipfumo93116/
Chifomo864/
Chiphumo807/
Chipfuma801/
Kifumo7723/
Sifumo776/
Chifoma7161/
Zipfumo719/
Shifuma716/
Kipfumo711/
Chefuma711/
Tshifuma6796/
Kifoumou675/
Chifomma675/
Chiphuma671/
Kipfumuo671/
Sheufumo671/

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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
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  • 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 Chifumo
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