Chifura Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Chifura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 159 | 1:97,096 | 13,742 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chifura (13) may also be a first name.
Chifura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifura (Hindi: चिफुरा) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,305,105th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chifura live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chifura is also the 3,159,357th most common forename internationally, borne by 13 people.
Chifura is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 97,096. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 68 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipfura | 93 | 33 | / |
| Chifoura | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chifurah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chifuro | 86 | 166 | / |
| Chifure | 86 | 93 | / |
| Chifuri | 86 | 93 | / |
| Shifura | 86 | 44 | / |
| Cipfura | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chefura | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshifura | 80 | 826 | / |
| Chipfira | 80 | 42 | / |
| Chipfuro | 80 | 29 | / |
| Chipfure | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chiphura | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chipfuri | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shifurah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifura | 77 | 105 | / |
| Sifura | 77 | 39 | / |
| Chiffaury | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifourou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shiffurah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saifura | 71 | 51 | / |
| Chefira | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chifore | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chitphutra | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sifoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciforra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiforo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saifutra | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chifiero | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshifuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifouras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipfori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saifaura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiffure | 67 | 0 | / |
Chifura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chifura in the Hindi language | ||
| चिफुरा | ciphura | - |
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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 Chifura
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