Shafunga Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Shafunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shafunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shafunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shafunga is found most in Zambia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shafunga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shafunga live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Shafunga is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafuna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chafunga | 88 | 346 | / |
| Saffunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Safuna | 86 | 20 | / |
| Safuga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chapfunga | 82 | 178 | / |
| Chaifunga | 82 | 6 | / |
| Saufutnga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Safugha | 80 | 134 | / |
| Chafuna | 80 | 28 | / |
| Safouna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Saifuna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sefunga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Safuuna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safunna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safunau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Safuina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saphunga | 75 | 14 | / |
| Saifunna | 75 | 8 | / |
| Safounah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ssefunga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sayfuina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saafungo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chapfuna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safougai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chafunah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safuunna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Safona | 71 | 10 | / |
| Safoga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sofuna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Safogah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Safonoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safoona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Safonai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saphuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chofuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safouno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sofunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siafuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safonna | 67 | 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 Shafunga
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