Chivuna Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chivuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1761:90,0567,444
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chivuna Last Name Facts

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

Chivuna has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Chivuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chivuna is the 1,121,821st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivuna live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chivuna is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 90,056. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 90 percent reside, Central Province, where 5 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Chivuna
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