Chimavu Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Chimavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 61 | 1:259,835 | 15,508 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chimavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chimavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chimavu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chimavu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chimavu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chimavu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 259,835. In Zambia Chimavu is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 49 percent reside, Central Province, where 36 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimovu | 86 | 166 | / |
| Chimawu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Chimabu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chimhawu | 80 | 158 | / |
| Chimabut | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tshimavu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimavu | 77 | 116 | / |
| Gimavu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Himabu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chaimabut | 75 | 47 | / |
| Tchimabou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chimhovhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimowu | 71 | 35 | / |
| Shimabu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Shimawu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chemawu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seimavu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemabus | 67 | 86 | / |
| Tshimabu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Chimhowu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshimovu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chaimahabut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimahabud | 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 Chimavu
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