Chaitwa Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chaitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chaitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5731:26,9434,135
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chaitwa (48) may also be a first name.

Chaitwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chaitwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaitwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 544,093rd most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chaitwa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 48 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 26,943. In Zimbabwe Chaitwa is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 21 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent are found and Harare Province, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chaitwa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chayitwa9346/
Chitwa921,380/
Chatwa9220/
Chitwai8672/
Chithwa8663/
Chatway869/
Haitewa862/
Choitwa861/
Chitwua861/
Chitway861/
Chistwa861/
Chitwas861/
Chatwas861/
Citwa83722/
Hatwa8320/
Hitwa831/
Chittwad802/
Chattway801/
Chhatwat801/
Shayitwa801/
Khatwa77480/
Hitwat7775/
Chitwe7751/
Chatwi7751/
Chitua7740/
Chadwa7734/
Chetwa7725/
Cithwa7718/
Chidwa7710/
Chatwe775/
Chitwi774/
Hatway773/
Chatua773/
Catway773/
Shitwa772/
Hathwa772/
Hatwai771/
Shatwa771/
Huitwa771/
Hatwah771/
Saitwa771/
Catwai770/
Chayetwat75267/
Hathway711,626/
Chaitui71558/
Chituea71551/
Chhadwa71248/
Chitwet71122/
Tshitwa7164/
Khatway7110/
Saitwai717/
Hattway715/
Chhatua713/
Hatwach712/
Cheetwa712/
Tchatua712/
Chetwai712/
Chaitue712/
Khaitua711/
Cattway711/
Chithua711/
Chittua711/
Chitwod711/
Chhitua711/
Khatwai711/
Shathwa711/
Sheitwa711/
Shitway711/
Tchetwa711/
Chidwat711/
Chhatwi711/
Chitwei711/
Chihtwe711/
Chadwas711/
Shatwaz711/
Heatwah710/
Hatua67661/
Catua67432/
Chaithui67278/
Hatwi67191/
Saithwai67168/
Hadwa6784/
Shastwah6779/
Sitwa6756/
Satwa6720/
Heathway6716/
Hatwe6714/
Zitwa6711/
Chaithue674/
Hatwo672/
Chatwech672/
Chitwwod671/
Cheatwod671/
Hattwaay671/
Hitua671/
Hitwe671/
Tchuitwo671/
Citua671/
Chatwieh671/
Cytwa671/
Hetwa671/
Cetwa671/
Cheeatwo671/
Chitwech671/
Haitwood670/

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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 Chaitwa
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