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
Chavunga is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chavunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chavunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 442,270th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. The surname Chavunga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chavunga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chavunga is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Chavunga
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