Chifuna Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Chifuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 176 | 1:90,056 | 7,444 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chifuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chifuna is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chifuna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chifuna is the 811,192nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. Chifuna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chifuna reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chifuna is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 90,056. In Zambia Chifuna is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 32 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 32 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 46 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifunga | 93 | 1,615 | / |
| Chiefuna | 93 | 60 | / |
| Chipfuna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chaifunga | 88 | 6 | / |
| Tchifunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chipfunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cifunga | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chifune | 86 | 9 | / |
| Shifuna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Chifuno | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chefuna | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chifuni | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khifuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchifounga | 82 | 81 | / |
| Chifungo | 80 | 1,048 | / |
| Chifunje | 80 | 60 | / |
| Chifunge | 80 | 32 | / |
| Chifinha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chiefune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiffona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chifoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sifuna | 77 | 24,604 | / |
| Cifuno | 77 | 27 | / |
| Jifuna | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kifuna | 77 | 8 | / |
| Hefuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tshifunga | 75 | 3,263 | / |
| Chipfunho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chepfunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shifunaaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifunga | 71 | 468 | / |
| Sifunga | 71 | 50 | / |
| Sifouna | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sifunah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chifino | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sifuuna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chifone | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaiphutna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saifuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shifona | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kifouna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ssifuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaiphunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cifungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshifunnga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shefuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hifoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiffone | 67 | 103 | / |
| Chifinho | 67 | 61 | / |
| Quifunas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chiffoni | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sifaunah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sifounas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saifunna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaifouna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshifona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chipfino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shifungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiffony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifumhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifonne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siffuuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiffino | 67 | 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
- 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 Chifuna
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