Chikafumba Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chikafumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chikafumba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chikafumba Last Name Facts

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

Chikafumba occurs most in Malawi. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chikafumba.

How Common Is The Last Name Chikafumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Chikafumba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chikafumba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chikafumba is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chikafumbwa951,255/
Chikavumba908/
Chikavumbwa86261/
Chekwafamba766/
Chokuvamba70100/
Chakuvamba7069/
Chakavamba7013/
Chekuvamba702/
Chakavambwa676/
Shakafwamba671/

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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 Chikafumba
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