Chabvuta Surname

231,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chabvuta Surname Definition:

Chabvuta is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: it has become problematic.

Chabvuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,3491:11,4441,479
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chabvuta (29) may also be a first name.

Chabvuta Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chabvuta is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: it has become problematic.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chabvuta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chabvuta occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chabvuta.

How Common Is The Last Name Chabvuta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,254th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,169,077 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chabvuta reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 29 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,349 people, or 1 in 11,444. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent are found and Harare Province, where 19 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 21 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chabvuuta941/
Habvuta931/
Chabvuto881/
Sabvuta801/
Chowvuta751/
Habbouta751/
Chabbouti7110/
Zobvuta671/
Chapwita632/
Habboto530/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chabvuta
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