Chivaka Surname
Approximately 661 people bear this surname
Chivaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 613 | 1:25,185 | 3,828 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Chivaka (32) may also be a first name.
Chivaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chivaka (Marathi: चीवका) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 498,439th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. Chivaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chivaka live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chivaka is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
The last name Chivaka is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 25,185. In Zimbabwe Chivaka is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 43 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chivaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chivaka in the Marathi language | ||
| चीवका | civaka | - |
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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 Chivaka
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