Chivia Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Namibia

Chivia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chivia (20) may also be a first name.

Chivia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chivia is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Chivia is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chivia are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Chivia is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Chivia is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 35 percent are found and Namibia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivija921/
Tchivia921/
Chivias920/
Civia912/
Hivia911/
Chiveyia864/
Chivaiya861/
Shivia83118/
Chibia8324/
Chiwia832/
Hivija831/
Chevia831/
Scivia831/
Chivio831/
Chaibia77170/
Chibiha77109/
Chinpia7790/
Tchibia7722/
Chivyat772/
Chimpia772/
Chiouia772/
Choibia772/
Shiviaz771/
Shiviah771/
Schivio771/
Ckivias771/
Citvija771/
Chibiat771/
Civiach771/
Shivias770/
Hevia7311,435/
Sivia73690/
Kivia73572/
Givia7338/
Hivea7311/
Cibia739/
Hivio732/
Jivia732/
Hibia731/
Hiwia731/
Cevia731/
Chiwaiya7144/
Chaaibia7110/
Shivaiya719/
Chibeyia713/
Chimphia711/
Chibeiya711/
Tshivija711/
Tchoibia711/
Chiouiha711/
Chimpiha711/
Kiviat67230/
Shibia67131/
Chibea6766/
Hevias6727/
Sivias6726/
Shivya6726/
Caivio6722/
Chevya6721/
Sivija6719/
Shevia6714/
Chewia6710/
Ziviah679/
Soivia678/
Haivio678/
Hoivea678/
Chivyo675/
Chebia674/
Tzivia673/
Siviah673/
Hiwiha672/
Shivaiiah672/
Chiwea672/
Shivja672/
Chevea671/
Chaisveha671/
Caibia671/
Khivya671/
Khevia671/
Chevio671/
Tsivia671/
Ciwija671/
Chibya671/
Dzivia671/
Sisvia671/
Shiwia671/
Shivaaiya671/
Hoyvia671/
Hibias671/
Hisbia671/
Kievia671/
Kivias671/
Quivia671/
Saivia671/
Haibia671/
Scevia670/
Seivia670/

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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 Chivia
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