Chifwa Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Chifwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 159 | 1:99,685 | 7,986 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chifwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chifwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chifwa is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chifwa is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 99,685. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 42 percent are found, Southern Province, where 31 percent are found and Central Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chifwaha | 86 | 7 | / |
| Chifwi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tshifwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chivwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaibwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chivhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kifwa | 73 | 439 | / |
| Cibwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jifwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sifwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cifua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaifuea | 71 | 92 | / |
| Chaiwewa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chitfuea | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chiewhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibba | 67 | 333 | / |
| Chibua | 67 | 257 | / |
| Chifui | 67 | 124 | / |
| Chibva | 67 | 93 | / |
| Chibwi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Chivwi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kifway | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kifwai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chivva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Saifwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiofwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shifua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chivwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cifuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuvwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiwba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chewba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwbe | 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 Chifwa
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