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
The last name Tchafia is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchafia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchafia is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchafia are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Tchafia is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 24 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Tchafia is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found 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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