Chivamba Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5021:30,7534,735
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chivamba (17) may also be a first name.

Chivamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chivamba is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chivamba is the 610,848th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivamba reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chivamba is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Chivamba is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 30,753. In Zimbabwe Chivamba is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 61 percent live, Midlands Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Chivamba
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