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

The last name Chifumo is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chifumo.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifumo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chifumo is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifumo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 193,292. In Zambia Chifumo is primarily found in: Central Province, where 71 percent are found, Northern Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.

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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  • 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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