Chifwafwa Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Chifwafwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 150 | 1:105,666 | 8,338 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Chifwafwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifwafwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chifwafwa occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifwafwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,281,391st most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwafwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Chifwafwa is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 105,666. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Northern Province, where 57 percent live, North-Western Province, where 37 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifafa | 88 | 24 | / |
| Kifwafwa | 82 | 68 | / |
| Chifwefwe | 78 | 38 | / |
| Chifwifwi | 78 | 13 | / |
| Chief Afa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chivafa | 75 | 239 | / |
| Cibwabwa | 71 | 178 | / |
| Chifwifu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiphwafu | 67 | 421 | / |
| Shifaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shifafiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chief Afe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chief A F | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwovava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshifuafua | 63 | 48 | / |
| Tsibwabwa | 56 | 5 | / |
| Chibbabba | 56 | 2 | / |
| Chibuabua | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kibwabwaa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Tshibwabua | 53 | 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 Chifwafwa
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