Chapita Surname
Approximately 4,844 people bear this surname
Chapita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,764 | 1:4,548 | 633 |
| Tanzania | 677 | 1:78,200 | 8,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 299 | 1:51,633 | 7,864 |
| Zambia | 78 | 1:203,204 | 13,208 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Chapita (223) may also be a first name.
Chapita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chapita (Oriya: ଚପିତାତାି) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chapita.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapita? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chapita is the 97,923rd most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,504,448 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapita reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 223 people.
The last name Chapita is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,764 people, or 1 in 4,548. Not including Malawi it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chapita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chapita in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚପିତାତାି | capitatai | - |
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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 Chapita
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