Chivundu Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Chivundu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Zambia | 115 | 1:137,825 | 10,109 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chivundu (12) may also be a first name.
Chivundu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivundu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chivundu is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivundu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chivundu is the 686,443rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivundu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivhundu | 94 | 24 | / |
| Civundu | 93 | 22 | / |
| Chibundu | 88 | 1,903 | / |
| Chiwundu | 88 | 27 | / |
| Tshivundu | 82 | 82 | / |
| Chimpundu | 82 | 21 | / |
| Chibgundu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chibuindu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chibunduu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chibhundu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tchibundu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kivundu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Tshivundhu | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chebundu | 75 | 18 | / |
| Chibumdu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shiwundu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kivundui | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shibundu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiwondu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chibondu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshibundu | 71 | 522 | / |
| Siwundu | 67 | 114 | / |
| Kiwundu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tshimpundu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tshibundhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibundu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zibundu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshibondu | 59 | 4 | / |
| Siwondu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kebundu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sebundu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chivundu
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