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 surname Chive (Marathi: चीवे, Russian: Чиве) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chive? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chive is the 475,771st most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Chive are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 112 people.
It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 293,906. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 74 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 7 percent live. Aside from France it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and India, where 27 percent live.
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
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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 Chive
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