Chivela Surname
Approximately 7,742 people bear this surname
Chivela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 7,690 | 1:3,510 | 526 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chivela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chivela is more commonly found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chivela is the 64,610th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 941,300 people. The surname Chivela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.
It is most commonly held in Angola, where it is carried by 7,690 people, or 1 in 3,510. Other than Angola this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chivela
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