Tchafia Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Tchafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Tchafia (24) may also be a first name.
Tchafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchafia is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchafia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchafia live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 24 people.
The surname Tchafia is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafia | 92 | 918 | / |
| Chaffia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chafiha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tchefia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chaifia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chaafia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tshafia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cafia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Chafiaai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chafiaay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chafio | 77 | 190 | / |
| Chafya | 77 | 112 | / |
| Chofia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ciafia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tsafia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tshafya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ciaffia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chafeaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaphia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphia | 67 | 179 | / |
| Zafia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chafihou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chofijah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chafyaay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chafioou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cafio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsiafiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chafi'ou | 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 Tchafia
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