Chavunga Surname
Approximately 773 people bear this surname
Chavunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 229 | 1:67,416 | 10,100 |
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chavunga (25) may also be a first name.
Chavunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chavunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chavunga is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavunga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 442,270th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chavunga live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Excluding Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 30 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chavhunga | 94 | 129 | / |
| Chavunnga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cavunga | 93 | 42 | / |
| Chavuna | 93 | 11 | / |
| Chavuga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chavinga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chabunga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chavungo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chawunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chavhuna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chavauna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Havuga | 86 | 108 | / |
| Havuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Champunga | 82 | 622 | / |
| Chavhonga | 82 | 113 | / |
| Chaibunga | 82 | 47 | / |
| Chabu'nga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chabuga | 80 | 134 | / |
| Savunga | 80 | 37 | / |
| Cabunga | 80 | 11 | / |
| Javunga | 80 | 8 | / |
| Havouna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Havugat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chavuno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Havugga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zavunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanphunga | 78 | 29 | / |
| Hampunga | 75 | 125 | / |
| Chabonga | 75 | 96 | / |
| Chawonga | 75 | 14 | / |
| Cabungga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cabungay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chabunha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cabuinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shawunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khabunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaibouna | 71 | 211 | / |
| Javuga | 71 | 49 | / |
| Habuna | 71 | 32 | / |
| Zavuna | 71 | 27 | / |
| Haampunga | 71 | 19 | / |
| Javuna | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tshabunga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hawuna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Habuga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chaibunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chabuneau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hawonga | 67 | 446 | / |
| Habouna | 67 | 90 | / |
| Chawona | 67 | 88 | / |
| Zabunga | 67 | 75 | / |
| Habonga | 67 | 57 | / |
| Sabunga | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cabonga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jabunga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jovunga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaiwongha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Habunay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Habeuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sawunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zawunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haibuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Javunna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Savungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaboungou | 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 Chavunga
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