Chifuwa Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Chifuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 75 | 1:211,332 | 13,534 |
| Zimbabwe | 59 | 1:261,665 | 27,736 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Chifuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chifuwa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,527,735th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chifuwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 211,332. In Zambia Chifuwa is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 40 percent are found, Central Province, where 36 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 24 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 43 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipfuwa | 93 | 460 | / |
| Chifuhwa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chiofuwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chifuwe | 86 | 1,212 | / |
| Chifuva | 86 | 93 | / |
| Chifuwo | 86 | 73 | / |
| Chifuwi | 86 | 24 | / |
| Chifuba | 86 | 13 | / |
| Chifiwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chipfuva | 80 | 142 | / |
| Chipfuwo | 80 | 51 | / |
| Chipfiwa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Chiphuwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chefouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshifuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chifihwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hifuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cifuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheffouwa | 75 | 17 | / |
| Chipfuhwo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shefuwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Hifuwit | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chifowe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shifuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefuwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sifuchwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiphuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshifuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifuba | 62 | 2,324 | / |
| Kifuba | 62 | 175 | / |
| Sefuwa | 62 | 7 | / |
| Zifuba | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kefuwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quifuba | 57 | 4 | / |
| Sephuwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Siphuwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sifuiva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shifoeva | 53 | 3 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chifuwa
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