Chifwanda Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chifwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chifwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Chifwanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chifwanda is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chifwanda.

How Common Is The Last Name Chifwanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chifwanda is the 2,185,341st most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chifwanda reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia Chifwanda is most common in: Central Province, where 46 percent live, North-Western Province, where 32 percent live and Western Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia Chifwanda occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivwanda89301/
Tshifwanda841/
Tchifuanda841/
Hifwandi8217/
Chiphwando741/
Tshifuanda741/
Chibbaanda741/
Kivwanda7148/
Kifuanda7121/
Zibwanda714/
Sibwanda711/
Tshibuanda6375/
Tshivuanda6327/
Kivuanda5927/
Sibbanda5918/
Sibvanda5911/
Kifuando594/
Sevwanda591/
Ssebwanda562/

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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 Chifwanda
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