Chamvu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chamvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chamvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chamvu (17) may also be a first name.

Chamvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chamvu occurs most in Zambia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chamvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chamvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chamvu is the 1,980,395th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chamvu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Chamvu is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 299,055. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 70 percent are found, Southern Province, where 26 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Chamvu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camvu911/
Chamvoux8648/
Chambu83676/
Shamvu83194/
Khamvu8355/
Xhamvu8323/
Chanvu832/
Chambou77128/
Chambeu77117/
Chambus7715/
Tchambu7715/
Chambau777/
Chambut774/
Chambud772/
Chambuy771/
Cheambu771/
Chanhvu771/
Hambu73496/
Cambu73251/
Samvu7366/
Chambaud711,493/
Tchambou71962/
Chambaut71131/
Chamboux7190/
Tchambeu7119/
Chambeux7116/
Chambous715/
Tchanvou714/
Chambuss712/
Chambuha711/
Chambouy711/
Chanvoux711/
Tchamwou711/
Schambau711/
Chambhau711/
Chambout710/
Shambu671,919/
Cambui671,568/
Cambou671,173/
Khambu67980/
Chambault67685/
Cambuy67321/
Hambut67218/
Tsamvu67125/
Chombu67120/
Samvuu67105/
Cambau6732/
Cambuí6725/
Hambou6724/
Hambus6722/
Zhambu6716/
Chambó6713/
Hambeu6712/
Hambau6712/
Cambeu679/
Shanvu677/
Hambuh674/
Khomvu674/
Chanbu674/
Hanvou672/
Chahambou671/
Ciambu671/
Chanwu671/
Homvou671/
Xhanvu671/
Tcheambou671/
Chenvu671/
Comvau671/
Hanhvu671/
Samvui671/
Cheambudd671/
Zamvou671/
Hambuy670/

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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 Chamvu
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