Chivundo Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chivundo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivundo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chivundo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chivundo is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivundo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Chivundo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivundo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 139,083. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 66 percent live, Harare Province, where 12 percent live and Midlands Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivunda881,390/
Chiwundo88211/
Chibundo889/
Chivhondo8234/
Chiewundo821/
Chivundah821/
Chivuunda821/
Chivhunda821/
Kivundo804/
Tshivhundo78116/
Tchivounda7812/
Chivinda758,434/
Chibondo751,802/
Chiwondo75509/
Chibunda75338/
Chebundo75267/
Chiwunda75258/
Chuwundo752/
Shiwundo751/
Tshivunda71684/
Chebundoi711/
Chinpunda711/
Chivhinda711/
Chivondaa711/
Chiwhindo711/
Kivunda67352/
Cibunda6727/
Sivunda678/
Tchiwounda677/
Givunda674/
Cibondo674/
Zivunda672/
Tshivhunda671/
Tchibounda671/
Hiwunda671/

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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 Chivundo
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