Chivavaya Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivavaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivavaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4131:37,3815,791
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chivavaya (10) may also be a first name.

Chivavaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chivavaya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivavaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 699,651st most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chivavaya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chivavaya is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 37,381. In Zimbabwe Chivavaya is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 62 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 13 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivhavhaya901/
Chivavayi899/
Chivava88334/
Civava80123/
Chiwawaya7813/
Chivaivai781/
Chivave7536/
Chiwava7515/
Chivavi759/
Chisvave7133/
Chisvavi7124/
Tshivava714/
Khavaywa712/
Chaivawa711/
Chivovoy711/
Chivavhi711/
Chivauwa711/
Chivhaivhai7012/
Chisvasvi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chivavaya
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