Chivunda Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chivunda Surname Definition:

Chivunda is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born in a thick forest.

Chivunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3831:11,4611,320
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chivunda (239) may also be a first name.

Chivunda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chivunda is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child who is born in a thick forest.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chivunda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chivunda is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivunda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,370th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname Chivunda is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivunda reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 578,640th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 239 people.

The surname Chivunda is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,383 people, or 1 in 11,461. In Zambia Chivunda is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 37 percent live, Western Province, where 22 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Chivunda
  • 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