Chikafu Surname
Approximately 925 people bear this surname
Chikafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 849 | 1:18,184 | 2,682 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Chikafu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chikafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 384,325th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The surname Chikafu 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. Chikafu is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 18,184. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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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