Chatunga Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chatunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chatunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chatunga Last Name Facts

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

Chatunga (Oriya: ଚତୁ) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chatunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chatunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Chatunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chatunga are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chatunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chatunga in the Oriya language
ଚତୁcatu-

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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
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  • 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 Chatunga
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