Chavu Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Chavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| India | 78 | 1:9,834,172 | 191,207 |
| Zambia | 45 | 1:352,220 | 18,524 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chavu (57) may also be a first name.
Chavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chavu (Hindi: चावु, Marathi: चावु, Russian: Чаву) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavu? popularity and diffusion
Chavu is the 770,644th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Chavu reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Chavu is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 57 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Zambia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chavu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chavu in the Marathi language | ||
| चावु | cavu | 75 |
| चावू | cavu | 16.67 |
| चवु | cavu | 8.33 |
| Chavu in the Hindi language | ||
| चावु | cavu | 50 |
| चवु | cavu | 50 |
| Chavu in the Russian language | ||
| Чаву | cavu | - |
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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 Chavu
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