Chivunga Surname

117,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chivunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chivunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4571:6,9671,006
Zambia8801:18,0112,010
Zimbabwe5711:27,0374,151
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Chivunga (33) may also be a first name.

Chivunga Last Name Facts

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

Chivunga has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chivunga.

How Common Is The Last Name Chivunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chivunga is the 117,485th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,859,542 people. The last name Chivunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivunga reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Apart from Malawi it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 15 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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  • 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 Chivunga
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