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
Chifunga is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chifunga is the 246,275th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,512,412 people. The surname Chifunga is predominantly found 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 It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Besides Malawi Chifunga exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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
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