Chivuvu Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Chivuvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 91 | 1:174,175 | 11,962 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chivuvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chivuvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chivuvu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivuvu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chivuvu is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivuvu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 174,175. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chivhuvhu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chisvusvu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshivuvu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kivuvu | 77 | 1,285 | / |
| Zivuvu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Chibubu | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chibuwu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Saivuvu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kivouvou | 67 | 189 | / |
| Chiobuwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimpumpu | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kivouvoux | 63 | 4 | / |
| Chiboujwu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Chibeubeu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kivubu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Chaiboubou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shibubu | 57 | 20 | / |
| Chibobu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chuwuwu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chebubu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tshibubu | 53 | 75 | / |
| Tshibuwu | 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
- 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 Chivuvu
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