Chifunga Surname
Approximately 1,615 people bear this surname
Chifunga Surname Definition:
Chifunga is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: skirt.
Chifunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Zambia | 525 | 1:30,190 | 3,113 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chifunga (15) may also be a first name.
Chifunga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chifunga is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: skirt.
Chifunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chifunga is most common in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chifunga.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifunga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 246,275th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,512,412 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifunga reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chifunga is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Beside Malawi Chifunga is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaifunga | 94 | 6 | / |
| Tchifunga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chifung'a | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chipfunga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chifuna | 93 | 344 | / |
| Cifunga | 93 | 27 | / |
| Chifuga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tchifounga | 89 | 81 | / |
| Chifungo | 88 | 1,048 | / |
| Chiefuna | 88 | 60 | / |
| Chifunge | 88 | 32 | / |
| Chipfuna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chifonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshifunga | 82 | 3,263 | / |
| Chifunggo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chiefungo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chepfunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kifunga | 80 | 468 | / |
| Sifunga | 80 | 50 | / |
| Chifuno | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chefuna | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khifuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zifunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hifuuga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cifungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchifounghat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshifungat | 78 | 4 | / |
| Tshifunnga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Txifunga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chipfuno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiffona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shifungo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sifounga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifungha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cifuno | 71 | 27 | / |
| Cheffouga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jifuna | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hefuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chipfunho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kifungo | 67 | 2,214 | / |
| Zifungo | 67 | 419 | / |
| Jifungo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xifungo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaiphutna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sifungo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sefunga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiphunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefunga | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chifunga
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