Chifuno Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chifuno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chifuno (23) may also be a first name.

Chifuno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chifuno is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifuno? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chifuno is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Chifuno occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifuno reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chifuno is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 23 people.

It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Not including Malawi Chifuno is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifungo931,048/
Chipfuno931/
Cifuno9227/
Chipfunho881/
Chifuna86344/
Chifino8610/
Cifungo861/
Chifunga801,615/
Chifinho8061/
Chiefuna8060/
Chipfino802/
Chiffino801/
Chipfuna801/
Shifungo801/
Kifuno771/
Chaifunga756/
Tchifunga751/
Chiphunho751/
Chipfunga751/
Kifungo712,214/
Tchifounga7181/
Cifunga7127/
Shifuna716/
Sifungo714/
Chefuna713/
Jaifuno712/
Khifuna711/
Kifounou6713/
Chifinha673/
Chiffona671/
Chiphino671/

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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 Chifuno
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