Chinguvu Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chinguvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chinguvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chinguvu Last Name Facts

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

Chinguvu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chinguvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chinguvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chinguvu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chinguvu is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Zambia Chinguvu is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiguvu93122/
Cinguvu931/
Chinguwu8814/
Shinguvu886/
Chingubu884/
Tshinguvu8248/
Chigubu80627/
Kinguvu8096/
Ginguvu8068/
Chiguwu808/
Chinenguwu781/
Chigubhu75161/
Chingowu752/
Chinhuwu751/
Kenguvu674/
Kingubu671/
Tshinubu631/
Hinowu572/
Jinubu571/
Jennuvu533/
Henoubou501/

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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 Chinguvu
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