Chivani Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
India121:63,922,115578,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chivani (15) may also be a first name.

Chivani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chivani (Hindi: चिवनी, Marathi: िचवानी) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chivani.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chivani is the 1,589,322nd most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Chivani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Chivani live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chivani is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe Chivani is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 37 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 39 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chijvani9322/
Chivane86207/
Chiwani86198/
Chivoni8638/
Khivani8613/
Caivani866/
Chevani865/
Chivhane80620/
Chihwani8034/
Chiwanyi808/
Chijwani806/
Chevagni803/
Chiwanai801/
Khitvani801/
Chivahne801/
Caivanni801/
Civane7721/
Kivani7715/
Civáni773/
Chivahane752/
Chihwanhi751/
Chiwoni71712/
Chewani71188/
Keivani7173/
Khiwani7172/
Kaivani7138/
Kivangi7136/
Chiwane7125/
Khevani719/
Caivana719/
Chevane717/
Khibani713/
Qeivani712/
Kiveani711/
Kivanio711/
Cevanni711/
Cuibani711/
Kisvani711/
Kiovani711/
Kivaniy711/
Keshvani672,729/
Khiouani67547/
Chevanne67434/
Khetvani67296/
Chiwhane6729/
Chevagne6717/
Keivanai6715/
Kiovanni6711/
Khesvani6710/
Kijvanit678/
Kishvani677/
Chevaney673/
Chehwani672/
Chivonne672/
Kaivanid671/
Chewaini671/
Chiwanne671/
Keivanis671/
Kichwani671/
Chiwonyi671/

Chivani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chivani in the Hindi language
चिवनीcivani66.67
छीवनीchivani33.33
Chivani in the Marathi language
िचवानीicavani66.67
चीवानीcivani22.22
िचवणीicavani11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chivani
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