Chivuma Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chivuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chivuma is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivuma? popularity and diffusion

Chivuma is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivuma reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivhuma9320/
Chivima86543/
Chivumo8673/
Chibuma8617/
Chiwuma861/
Chivoma861/
Tshivuma8024/
Chibumma803/
Chimpuma801/
Kivuma771,035/
Zivuma772/
Givuma771/
Chiwoma71477/
Chiboma71250/
Chuwuma7146/
Shiwuma7125/
Chibume7111/
Kivuuma719/
Shibuma712/
Chebuma711/
Chiwume711/
Koivumaa67487/
Chibhoma6744/
Tshivumo6722/
Chimpumo674/
Tshibuma674/
Chuhwuma671/
Chiwomah671/

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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 Chivuma
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