Chifungu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chifungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Chifungu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chifungu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chifungu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chifungu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chifungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chifungu is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifungu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia Chifungu is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 73 percent live, Western Province, where 14 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Zambia Chifungu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifunu9321/
Chipfunu8810/
Chifunhu881/
Zhifungu881/
Chipfunhu82125/
Tshifungu821/
Kifungu8043/
Chipfumhu716/
Chiphunhu712/
Kifoungou711/
Siphungu63352/
Kiphungu6348/
Sephungu635/
Giphugu531/
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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 Chifungu
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