Zivu Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Zivu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
The alternate forms: Živu (14) are calculated separately.
Zivu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zivu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zivu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Živu. For other possible spellings of Zivu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zivu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zivu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 350,869. In Zimbabwe Zivu is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent are found, Harare Province, where 39 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Živu | 92 | 14 | / |
| Zivhu | 89 | 238 | / |
| Zivou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dzivu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaivou | 80 | 10 | / |
| Dzivou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ziwu | 75 | 1,068 | / |
| Sivu | 75 | 599 | / |
| Jivu | 75 | 120 | / |
| Zibu | 75 | 90 | / |
| Givu | 75 | 40 | / |
| Civu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zevu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zyvu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivu | 67 | 11,174 | / |
| Shivu | 67 | 299 | / |
| Zaibu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Zibou | 67 | 89 | / |
| Zzibu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Sivud | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zhiwu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Saivu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sivou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tsivu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zaiwu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jaivu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jivhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zuibu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zihwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ziwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zevou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Civau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sivau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Givou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zhibu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zibau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zibus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Givau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jivuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jivup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zziwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jzibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sievu | 67 | 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 Zivu
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