Chifwepa Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Chifwepa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 334 | 1:47,455 | 4,532 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Chifwepa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chifwepa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chifwepa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chifwepa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chifwepa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 823,466th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chifwepa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 47,455. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 43 percent live, Central Province, where 41 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifepa | 93 | 52 | / |
| Chifweba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chifupa | 80 | 317 | / |
| Chifipa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shafwepa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chifwaba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chifwebe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chifubwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chifwabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chafwipa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chofpa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiwaphap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiefwhip | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifupi | 67 | 109 | / |
| Chifuba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chifipo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chafupa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chavipa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchifba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chibvepi | 63 | 54 | / |
| Hewvipat | 50 | 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 Chifwepa
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