Chivengwa Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Chivengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 542 | 1:28,484 | 4,378 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chivengwa (21) may also be a first name.
Chivengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chivengwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chivengwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivengwa? popularity and diffusion
Chivengwa is the 577,768th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivengwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 21 people.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 28,484. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hivengwa | 94 | 27 | / |
| Chivangwa | 89 | 39 | / |
| Chivingwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chivhingwa | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zivengwa | 82 | 2,413 | / |
| Sivengwa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Tshivhengwa | 80 | 103 | / |
| Dzivengwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chiwangwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schevengua | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zevengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Chivengwa
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