Chivu Surname

46,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chivu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania10,7901:1,861238
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Zambia671:236,56614,543
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
United States391:9,293,819392,288
France261:2,554,720189,486
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England141:3,979,861125,553
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
India61:127,844,230863,365
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malta41:107,5681,849
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Chivu (119) may also be a first name.

Chivu Last Name Facts

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

Chivu (Marathi: चीवु) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,392nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 652,188 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Chivu live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 856,040th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 119 people.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 10,790 people, or 1 in 1,861. In Romania Chivu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent are found, Prahova County, where 10 percent are found and Dâmbovița County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Chivu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chivu surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Chivu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $49,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.46% more than the national average, earning $58,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivhu91196/
Schivu9131/
Chivui9111/
Chivau915/
Chitvu913/
Chievu913/
Chisvu911/
Chiveu911/
Chivou911/
Hivu8948/
Civu895/
Chaivut8315/
Chivaux832/
Tchiveu831/
Chivaud831/
Chivaut831/
Chaivou831/
Chibu80845/
Shivu80299/
Chevu80123/
Chiwu808/
Hoivu804/
Haivu803/
Civau803/
Hivou802/
Chaivuth7713/
Chiweu73540/
Chibou73277/
Chiwau73199/
Chevau73156/
Chibeu73147/
Chaibu73104/
Chibau7392/
Chhibu7338/
Chibgu7328/
Civaux7327/
Chimpu7322/
Chevus7317/
Chibut7316/
Tchiwu7311/
Chiebu739/
Cheveu736/
Chevui735/
Chinpu735/
Chijbu735/
Hivoux735/
Cheuvu734/
Chibud734/
Chibui734/
Shivui734/
Sheivu734/
Chibuy734/
Cheevu733/
Chiwou733/
Chiwut733/
Chevuu732/
Chibuh732/
Chgibu732/
Chaiwu732/
Chitbu731/
Choiwu731/
Chibhu731/
Shivud731/
Chuibu731/
Shivut731/
Chiewu731/
Chevou731/
Chibus731/
Chevhu731/
Tshivu731/
Chevut730/
Chaibou67136,680/
Chibout675,587/
Chaibut675,226/
Hibu672,056/
Cibu671,127/
Chevaux67909/
Chitbut67719/
Cheibou67608/
Sivu67599/
Kivu67402/
Chhibou67239/
Tshiovu67138/
Jivu67120/
Chevhuz6794/
Hiwu6763/
Civault6748/
Zivu6746/
Tchibou6745/
Tchiwou6742/
Tshievu6741/
Givu6740/
Chuibut6736/
Chevous6730/
Chibuha6721/
Chibuid6721/
Chinpui6718/
Chaibud6716/
Coivous6716/
Chiebou6716/
Chevaut6715/
Chibohu6713/
Chimphu6711/
Chibaut6710/
Tchiweu6710/
Chibheu678/
Schibau677/
Ciwu675/
Schiwuj675/
Chevhus674/
Chibouh673/
Chiewou673/
Tchibeu673/
Cevu673/
Chaibhu672/
Chaibau672/
Shaaivu672/
Shivuch672/
Chzibou672/
Choibou672/
Chiboud672/
Cyvu672/
Chibush671/
Hevu671/
Chaaibu671/
Chiebeu671/
Tchiwui671/
Tchibau671/
Tchibuy671/
Czhibou671/
Chévaux671/
Chuibeu671/
Chuibou671/
Chibaud671/
Chibuch671/
Chevoux671/
Chaibui671/
Chaiwui671/
Cjvu671/
Chitbud671/

Chivu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chivu in the Marathi language
चीवुcivu-

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Footnotes

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