Chihova Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chihova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chihova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihova occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chihova is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihova live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Chihova is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Chihova
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