Chifumu Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Chifumu Surname Definition:
Chifumu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is royalty.
Chifumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
Chifumu (418) may also be a first name.
Chifumu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chifumu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is royalty.
Chifumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifumu is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifumu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,649,806th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Chifumu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifumu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 420,385th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 418 people.
Chifumu is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipfumhu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chifumo | 86 | 101 | / |
| Chivumu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chifumhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshifumu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifumu | 77 | 1,075 | / |
| Gifumu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Chivum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chifam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chafum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chifim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chief Ume | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kipfumu | 71 | 582 | / |
| Shifemu | 71 | 76 | / |
| Chivumo | 71 | 73 | / |
| Chifoma | 71 | 61 | / |
| Chifema | 71 | 54 | / |
| Chafuma | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chivuma | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chifama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shifuma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chifomo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tchifam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chefuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shifume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chief Umoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheif Umoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chief Umah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chief Umeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifomwa | 67 | 156 | / |
| Chaiphum | 67 | 94 | / |
| Chifwima | 67 | 87 | / |
| Chiophum | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chivhuma | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chiphumo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chifwema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kifoumou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chefoumi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chifomma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chifwama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chivhamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiphuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schifimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuivum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiefome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchifama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sefumu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kefumu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sseffumu | 53 | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chifumu
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