Chikafu Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chikafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chikafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8491:18,1842,682
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chikafu (40) may also be a first name.

Chikafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chikafu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikafu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,325th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikafu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 18,184. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikapfu931/
Cikafu92164/
Chikafa869,332/
Chikofu869/
Chicafu864/
Chikavu864/
Khikafu861/
Chikafi861/
Chkaf8318/
Chikafwa80122/
Tshikafu8041/
Chikafya8011/
Chikavhu809/
Chikwefu801/
Tchikafa801/
Tchikavu801/
Chaikfua801/
Chakaf77147/
Chikva77116/
Chekaf77114/
Shikfu7723/
Chkaif774/
Chicaf771/
Chikfa771/
Chigaf771/
Chikav771/
Chukwuafu7530/
Chkf734/
Chikova712,910/
Chikava71967/
Chikaev71848/
Chekkaf71733/
Chkaifi71344/
Chakkaf71311/
Chakafa71201/
Chikofa71155/
Chikuva7167/
Chikuvi7162/
Chikofi7149/
Chikuve7142/
Chikuev7130/
Chaikof7115/
Chikavi719/
Sheikfu717/
Shaikfu716/
Chagafu716/
Chikoff715/
Chkaifa715/
Chikevu714/
Chikufa713/
Chikuvu713/
Chikeva712/
Chikave712/
Chigafa711/
Chikaov711/
Chikeif711/
Tchikef711/
Chkaify711/
Chagfou711/
Chac Fu711/
Chigufu711/
Chigofu711/
Chekhaf711/
Shikafi711/
Chikwava671,388/
Chuikova67928/
Chikaeva67828/
Chikeeva67163/
Chikweva67143/
Chikovha67118/
Chaikova67106/
Schikhof6771/
Chikkuev6736/
Chikovwa6732/
Chikieva6730/
Chijkova6722/
Chikavha6721/
Chaikoff6717/
Shkaf6715/
Chikhova6713/
Chikayev6711/
Chkif6710/
Shikafwe679/
Chqaf679/
Chekaife679/
Chikhaev678/
Chekkafi678/
Chokkavu677/
Shikafwi677/
Chuikoff674/
Schikova673/
Choikova673/
Chikueva672/
Chikuvhu672/
Chyikova672/
Chikoeva672/
Chikovah672/
Chikiova671/
Chikuvha671/
Chikwave671/
Chikwavi671/
Chiykova671/
Chaokafa671/
Chakkavu671/
Chiikova671/
Shikf671/
Chakafwa671/
Chigafwa671/
Chikufwe671/
Chikofwa671/
Schikaev671/
Tchikeva671/
Tchaukfu671/
Chkfa671/
Chagf671/
Chigaeff671/
Chikavia671/
Chikhofi671/
Chikoffi671/
Chikopha671/
Chikoufi671/
Chaikoef671/

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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 Chikafu
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