Chifungo Surname
Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname
Chifungo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Zambia | 177 | 1:89,548 | 7,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 152 | 1:101,567 | 14,271 |
| Tanzania | 28 | 1:1,890,772 | 47,703 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chifungo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifungo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifungo is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifungo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 348,561st most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,953,765 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chifungo are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Without taking into account Malawi Chifungo is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifunggo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chiefungo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chifuno | 93 | 3 | / |
| Cifungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chifunga | 88 | 1,615 | / |
| Shifungo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuno | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cifuno | 86 | 27 | / |
| Chaifunga | 82 | 6 | / |
| Tchifunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chifung'a | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chipfunho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chipfunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kifungo | 80 | 2,214 | / |
| Zifungo | 80 | 419 | / |
| Chifuna | 80 | 344 | / |
| Cifunga | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jifungo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sifungo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Xifungo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chifuga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchifounga | 78 | 81 | / |
| Chiefuna | 75 | 60 | / |
| Chifonga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shifongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshifunga | 71 | 3,263 | / |
| Kifoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiphunho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepfunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchifounghat | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kifunga | 67 | 468 | / |
| Sifunga | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tshifungat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chefuna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaifuno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshifunnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hifuuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khifuna | 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 Chifungo
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