Chamvu Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Chamvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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 last name Chamvu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chamvu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Chamvu occurs mostly 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 occurring first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 299,055. In Zambia Chamvu is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 70 percent reside, Southern Province, where 26 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Zambia Chamvu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camvu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chamvoux | 86 | 48 | / |
| Chambu | 83 | 676 | / |
| Shamvu | 83 | 194 | / |
| Khamvu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Xhamvu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Chanvu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chambou | 77 | 128 | / |
| Chambeu | 77 | 117 | / |
| Chambus | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tchambu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Chambau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chambut | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chambud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chambuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheambu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanhvu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambu | 73 | 496 | / |
| Cambu | 73 | 251 | / |
| Samvu | 73 | 66 | / |
| Chambaud | 71 | 1,493 | / |
| Tchambou | 71 | 962 | / |
| Chambaut | 71 | 131 | / |
| Chamboux | 71 | 90 | / |
| Tchambeu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chambeux | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chambous | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tchanvou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chambuss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chambuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanvoux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchamwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambhau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambout | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shambu | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Cambui | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Cambou | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Khambu | 67 | 980 | / |
| Chambault | 67 | 685 | / |
| Cambuy | 67 | 321 | / |
| Hambut | 67 | 218 | / |
| Tsamvu | 67 | 125 | / |
| Chombu | 67 | 120 | / |
| Samvuu | 67 | 105 | / |
| Cambau | 67 | 32 | / |
| Cambuí | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hambou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hambus | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zhambu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chambó | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hambeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hambau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cambeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shanvu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hambuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khomvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chanbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hanvou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chahambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciambu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhanvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheambou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanhvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samvui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheambudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambuy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chamvu
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