Chivai Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Chivai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Chivai (100) may also be a first name.
Chivai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chivai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﻱ) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chivai is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Chivai is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chivai are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chivai is also the 946,056th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 100 people.
Chivai is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 91 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 5 percent live and Midlands Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chivai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chivai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻔﺎﻱ | alshfay | - |
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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 Chivai
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