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 carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chivuvu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,775,494th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Chivuvu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chivuvu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 174,175. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 82 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.
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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