Chivheya Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivheya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivheya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2791:55,3348,377
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chivheya (10) may also be a first name.

Chivheya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chivheya is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivheya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chivheya is the 930,678th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name Chivheya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chivheya live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chivheya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 10 people.

The last name Chivheya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 55,334. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 42 percent live, Midlands Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Greece, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiveya93235/
Chivhiya88125/
Chivey861/
Chaivhiya821/
Chiviya80712/
Chibeya80357/
Chiweya80104/
Chivuya8035/
Chiveyi806/
Chivoya806/
Chivaya803/
Chivhai803/
Schivey802/
Chiveia801/
Civey7763/
Hivey7713/
Hivea7711/
Chivhayo75108/
Chivhayi7524/
Chihwaya7518/
Tchibeya754/
Shiveeya753/
Chivhiyo752/
Chhebiya751/
Chheviya751/
Chibhaya751/
Chichbea751/
Shivihya751/
Tchiviya751/
Chibihya751/
Civaya71985/
Chaichuea71465/
Tshivhuya71123/
Shivey7171/
Chevey7169/
Chibea7166/
Civeja7143/
Choichuea7130/
Chivai7127/
Chivee7126/
Chichuaya7115/
Chibey7110/
Chijhuaya719/
Chivay718/
Hoivea718/
Huivey715/
Chivau715/
Hibeya713/
Chivei713/
Chivae712/
Chiwea712/
Chuichuea712/
Chaichuey712/
Caivey711/
Chivayaya711/
Chaisveha711/
Chevea711/
Scivey711/
Chiveu711/
Cibeya711/
Cisvey710/
Heivey710/
Chiwaya6735,235/
Chibaya679,662/
Chaiuea673,561/
Chihwai671,639/
Chibiya671,034/
Chiweyu67498/
Chiboya67442/
Chiwiya67373/
Chivayi67296/
Zhivaya67288/
Chivuyi67260/
Chewaya67206/
Shiviya67150/
Chiwuya67149/
Chibuya67141/
Shivaya6791/
Chiweyi6776/
Chaivee6760/
Chivoyo6753/
Chebuya6751/
Chivayo6745/
Chiweye6745/
Chebeya6743/
Chihuay6742/
Chevoya6739/
Schevey6732/
Choibey6727/
Sivhuya6723/
Chibuha6721/
Chiweyo6717/
Kivihya6714/
Chebiya6712/
Chibeyi6712/
Hinphey6711/
Sivhiya6710/
Chebaya679/
Chibheu678/
Schivei678/
Chevhaj676/
Chiwoya676/
Saiveya676/
Chewuya676/
Shivoya674/
Chivuye674/
Chuiuea674/
Chaibey673/
Shiweya673/
Chibeye673/
Cheveyo673/
Chihwei672/
Chibeyo672/
Chibeja672/
Chivaux672/
Chivaie672/
Chiovai671/
Chiviye671/
Chevaya671/
Cheweya671/
Chibhae671/
Hivayat671/
Sibheya671/
Shiveys671/
Shaivey671/
Chaiwey671/
Tchiveu671/
Chivaja671/
Chivaud671/
Chivaut671/
Chiveio671/
Chivija671/
Civahai671/
Chiebey671/
Chibeyu671/
Chibeľa671/
Chibhai671/
Cheviya671/
Shiveye671/
Shiveyu671/
Cheboya670/
Schivie670/
Cheveas670/
Himphey670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chivheya
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