Chilafu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chilafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chilafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania461:436,47534,584
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chilafu Last Name Facts

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

Chilafu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chilafu? popularity and diffusion

Chilafu is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Chilafu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Chilafu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 436,475. In Romania Chilafu is primarily found in: Dolj County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hilafu9212/
Chilafoux8824/
Chilefu8680/
Chelafu864/
Hilafuj861/
Chilafoe8031/
Chilaphu801/
Tshilafu801/
Kilafu77104/
Silafu7712/
Silafau7141/
Khilaphau633/
Schelafoe633/
Kelafu621/
Silofau577/
Jelafuy574/
Selafou571/
Shelafoe5366/
Silaphut535/
Kiloufou531/
Shelafoo530/
Helloufou501/
Kilofoush501/

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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 Chilafu
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