Chivafa Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Chivafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 238 | 1:64,867 | 9,758 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chivafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chivafa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname Chivafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 64,867. In Zimbabwe Chivafa is most common in: Midlands Province, where 32 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivava | 86 | 334 | / |
| Chibafa | 86 | 57 | / |
| Chifafa | 86 | 24 | / |
| Chivafu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chiwafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchivava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiouafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zivafa | 77 | 16 | / |
| Chevaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chivavaya | 75 | 421 | / |
| Chifwafwa | 75 | 178 | / |
| Chivavayi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chavayofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaivhofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivaivai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivavawa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwovava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chief Afa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chovava | 71 | 191 | / |
| Chavava | 71 | 104 | / |
| Chifuva | 71 | 93 | / |
| Chofifa | 71 | 46 | / |
| Chivave | 71 | 36 | / |
| Chiveva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chivavi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chafifa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chavafe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chiwofa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shivava | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chafffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chefifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chififa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chifeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivavo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chafaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuvaeva | 67 | 929 | / |
| Chofifah | 67 | 421 | / |
| Shivavva | 67 | 73 | / |
| Shivaeva | 67 | 54 | / |
| Chafifah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chivieva | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chovivah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chivhaivhai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Schafaff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chavaeva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schaffaf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chivayivayi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chifeeva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chevieva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiveeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshiwafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivavhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiwapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shivaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuviova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chevaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiyavayava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaibafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chivhavhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chovaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiphuva | 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 Chivafa
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