Chifumu Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chifumu Surname Definition:

Chifumu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who is royalty.

Chifumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

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