Chivombo Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1211:127,58916,979
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chivombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chivombo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivombo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivombo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 127,589. In Zimbabwe Chivombo is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivhombo9415/
Chivambo8812,703/
Chibombo88206/
Chivumbo88132/
Chiwombo88105/
Chivembo8821/
Chivomba881/
Chivhambo8214/
Tchibombo826/
Chivhumbo821/
Hibombo80141/
Cibombo8023/
Zivombo8012/
Kivombo802/
Hiwombo801/
Chibambo756,200/
Chiwambo754,825/
Chibomba75608/
Chivamba75506/
Shivambo75484/
Chivumba75239/
Chiwembo75163/
Chiwomba75128/
Shibombo7524/
Chivemba7524/
Chibumbo756/
Xhivambo751/
Cuivambo751/
Khibombo751/
Tshibombo71500/
Chivhumba71133/
Chimpambo71131/
Shivhambo7119/
Chibhambo714/
Chivhamba712/
Chibhomba711/
Tshivambo711/
Chibamboh711/
Tchibambo711/
Siwombo67236/
Cibambo67140/
Sivambo6791/
Tshivhambo6721/
Sibombo6713/
Chimphambo679/
Xivambo675/
Hybombo674/
Tchiboumba671/
Gibombo671/
Sivonbo671/
Kiwombo671/
Sivomba671/
Civamba671/

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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 Chivombo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis