Chive Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Chive Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 226 | 1:293,906 | 45,015 |
| Nigeria | 218 | 1:812,581 | 36,138 |
| India | 189 | 1:4,058,547 | 109,634 |
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Chive (112) may also be a first name.
Chive Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chive Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chive (Marathi: चीवे, Russian: Чиве) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chive? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 475,771st most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Chive reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 112 people.
The surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 293,906. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 74 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found and Normandy, where 7 percent are found. Besides France this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and India, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chive Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chive in the Marathi language | ||
| चीवे | cive | 96.15 |
| चीबे | cibe | 3.85 |
| Chive in the Russian language | ||
| Чиве | cive | - |
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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 Chive
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