Chihovo Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihovo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihovo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4021:38,4045,946
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Chihovo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chihovo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chihovo is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihovo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Chihovo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihovo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chihovo is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 402 people, or 1 in 38,404. In Zimbabwe Chihovo is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 61 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 21 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chihovo occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiovo9218/
Chihobo86142/
Chihowo8634/
Chihova869/
Schiovo862/
Chehovo861/
Chihuivo805/
Chihohwo802/
Schihova801/
Cihová7738/
Hihová7721/
Chiavo7721/
Cihova776/
Chiowo772/
Chiova771/
Chiouo771/
Chiobo771/
Tchiovoup751/
Schiavo7115,545/
Chihowa71935/
Chihava71573/
Tshiovo71380/
Chehova71225/
Chijova7189/
Shihova7135/
Chihoba715/
Chioboy713/
Chiovha711/
Tchiowo711/
Chiľová711/
Tchiobo711/
Chihohwa67123/
Kiovo6776/
Chaiobou6717/
Hiova6713/
Schiavoi678/
Tchijova678/
Jiovo677/
Hiowo674/
Chehoeva674/
Chehovah673/
Schiavos672/
Hiobo672/
Chihaeva672/
Shihaboo671/
Tchiavou671/
Chihouba671/
Schiavoh671/
Shihhova671/
Chagiova671/

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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 Chihovo
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