Chisvo Surname

180,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chisvo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,3141:6,672736
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Chisvo (48) may also be a first name.

Chisvo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chisvo is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisvo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chisvo is the 180,319th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,082,718 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chisvo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chisvo is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,314 people, or 1 in 6,672. In Zimbabwe Chisvo is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitsvo921/
Chivo91159/
Schivo831,326/
Chivot83899/
Chiswo83229/
Chiovo8318/
Chievo837/
Chisva833/
Chisuo832/
Chizvo831/
Chivos831/
Chivou831/
Civo8050/
Hivo8019/
Chitsva77486/
Chaisva77140/
Schaivo778/
Schiovo772/
Chisvas771/
Chitswo771/
Chaizvo771/
Chaivou771/
Chivois770/
Chiva735,828/
Chibo731,334/
Hoivo73320/
Chiwo73113/
Chevo7350/
Shivo7327/
Khivo7318/
Zisvo7313/
Haivo738/
Hivos733/
Xhivo733/
Civoa732/
Hivou732/
Cisuo731/
Hisbo731/
Hivoy731/
Cisva731/
Chaivoot7116/
Chishvas716/
Chesvoit710/
Chaibo672,579/
Chivas67811/
Chiswa67607/
Chibou67277/
Chiboo67218/
Chivaz67179/
Chibuo67122/
Chiboy6787/
Chevot6779/
Chivga6760/
Chieva6735/
Cheiva6723/
Chivat6720/
Chaiva6717/
Chiwoh6715/
Chaivooth6714/
Scivos6713/
Shivoo6712/
Schiva679/
Chivha678/
Chizuo678/
Sisvot677/
Chivás677/
Shisuo676/
Hitsuo676/
Chiboi675/
Chhiva675/
Chiewo675/
Chivau675/
Hivoux675/
Cheswo674/
Chuibo674/
Jcisva674/
Chevoy673/
Chitva673/
Chiwou673/
Chaiwo673/
Cheavo672/
Chihuo672/
Chivah672/
Chyshevoi672/
Chivad671/
Chiwoo671/
Chesbo671/
Shivgo671/
Shisva671/
Chizwo671/
Chijuo671/
Shizvo671/
Shaivo671/
Schiwo671/
Chiveu671/
Cheibo671/
Chevou671/
Chevoz671/
Chiouo671/
Chiova671/
Cisboa671/
Chevos670/
Hisbop670/
Sheivo670/

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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 Chisvo
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