Chatepa Surname

180,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chatepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chatepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8821:9,0961,402
Zambia4381:36,1873,647
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chatepa Last Name Facts

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

Chatepa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chatepa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,558th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,087,943 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chatepa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chatepa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,882 people, or 1 in 9,096. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

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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 Chatepa
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