Chengeta Surname

195,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chengeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chengeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,8051:8,5531,012
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Zambia851:186,47012,510
England271:2,063,63279,942
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Chengeta (258) may also be a first name.

Chengeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chengeta is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chengeta? popularity and diffusion

Chengeta is the 195,594th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,397,457 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chengeta live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 554,411th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 258 people.

Chengeta is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,805 people, or 1 in 8,553. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 39 percent live, Midlands Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 8 percent live and Zambia, where 4 percent live.

Chengeta Last Name Statistics demography

Chengeta earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 340.14% more than the national average, earning R 1,045,930 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengetai94399/
Chengetah941/
Hengeta937/
Cheneta931/
Chegeta931/
Chengeto8813/
Chengata8810/
Chingeta886/
Chengete882/
Chenjeta882/
Changeta881/
Chenetha881/
Chenheta881/
Chegetai881/
Ceneta861,829/
Heneta8641/
Tchenguetta841/
Chingueta8236/
Chenggata8219/
Cheneetha823/
Changetha823/
Chingetai821/
Chencheta821/
Chennetha821/
Cheaneita821/
Chengueti821/
Cheng'eti821/
Jengeta80152/
Henieta8041/
Chineta8021/
Chenita8010/
Hegueta802/
Heneita801/
Cenetta800/
Cenzeta800/
Chengetich7858/
Tchingueta781/
Chingota751,285/
Changata751,003/
Chenitah7567/
Chajneta7540/
Csengeto7519/
Hegestad7519/
Chinyeta7517/
Chingata7515/
Jengetha7511/
Heggesta759/
Chengiti759/
Keng'eta755/
Chongota754/
Chinetta752/
Henietta752/
Henestad752/
Hendjeta752/
Cenceita752/
Chingeti751/
Chinheta751/
Chinzeta751/
Chongata751/
Changota751/
Hennetta751/
Henietha751/
Henjetta751/
Khengeto751/
Tcheneto751/
Tsheneta751/
Chegesto751/
Tchenita751/
Heinetta751/
Chinetha750/
Chemngetich74293/
Chaengattha747/
Cheng'etich741/
Cenita712,278/
Geneta711,876/
Chenguiti711,209/
Heggestad71504/
Henita71361/
Henneteau71149/
Hegeto71107/
Cineta71105/
Hennestad7159/
Jeneta7119/
Hineta7113/
Chingotta719/
Ching'ota715/
Changaita714/
Heneto713/
Zeneta713/
Heñeta713/
Higeta712/
Hegita712/
Chinnetta711/
Changatha711/
Chaangata711/
Chennayta711/
Henestead711/
Hengetheh711/
Heggestat711/
Heigestad711/
Chenghiti711/
Gegeta711/
Ceneto711/
Chengitho711/
Chingotea711/
Chinguete711/
Hengetter710/
Chemng'etich7021/
Genetay67293/
Chinita67235/
Hennyta67168/
Caineta6757/
Genetta6745/
Jengeti6730/
Genetea6727/
Sengita6726/
Kengeto6721/
Jenjeta6711/
Henesto6711/
Chineto6710/
Senseta6710/
Cenieto6710/
Jenetta677/
Jenetha677/
Chigita675/
Henieto675/
Sengeto674/
Gengeto674/
Cynetta672/
Chemgetich672/
Chenchitha671/
Hennita671/
Heggestadd671/
Hynetha671/
Hynetta671/
Gengete671/
Gengita671/
Genneta671/
Gingeta671/
Zenetha671/
Zenetta671/
Senceta671/
Chenguitti671/
Cinetta671/
Higueta671/
Hingete671/
Genieta671/
Dzeneta671/
Cenetho671/
Cengito671/
Kenjeta671/
Jengete671/
Jenneta671/
Cynetha670/
Heggestead670/

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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 Chengeta
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