Chivambo Surname

41,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Chivambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique12,3601:2,206544
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Zimbabwe1291:119,67616,190
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chivambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chivambo is held by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,172nd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 573,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivambo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

The surname Chivambo is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is borne by 12,360 people, or 1 in 2,206. Besides Mozambique it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Chivambo Last Name Statistics demography

Chivambo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.62% less than the national average, earning R 91,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivhambo9414/
Chibambo886,200/
Chiwambo884,825/
Chivamba88506/
Shivambo88484/
Chivombo88122/
Chivembo8821/
Xhivambo881/
Cuivambo881/
Chimpambo82131/
Shivhambo8219/
Chivhombo8215/
Chibhambo824/
Chivhamba822/
Tchibambo821/
Chibamboh821/
Tshivambo821/
Chivaimba821/
Cibambo80140/
Sivambo8091/
Xivambo805/
Civamba801/
Tshivhambo7821/
Chimphambo789/
Chibamba754,665/
Shibambo754,595/
Chiwamba751,479/
Chibombo75206/
Chiwembo75163/
Shivamba75110/
Chiwombo75105/
Chivemba7524/
Shevambo7511/
Chivomba751/
Chuwambo751/
Chibanbo751/
Tchibamba71225/
Tshibambo7198/
Chimpamba7137/
Chihwamba7122/
Tchibombo716/
Tchiwamba712/
Chinpamba711/
Chiswamba711/
Shibamboo711/
Kivamba673,285/
Chimphamba673,122/
Sibambo672,779/
Cibamba67275/
Hibombo67141/
Kiwambo67128/
Cibombo6723/
Zivombo6712/
Siwambo679/
Xibambo674/
Jibambo674/
Kivombo672/
Sechuamboh672/
Tshivhamba671/
Hiwombo671/
Sevambo671/
Gibambo671/
Chibasimba671/
Xivamba671/

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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 Chivambo
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