Chichetu Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chichetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chichetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6271:24,6223,738
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chichetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chichetu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chichetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 514,664th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chichetu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chichetu is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 24,622. In Zimbabwe Chichetu is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 48 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 30 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaichetu944/
Chicetu934/
Chechetu881/
Haichetou823/
Chiketu807/
Chaiketu751,045/
Chuiketu7544/
Chishitu7542/
Hechetou758/
Chitsetu751/
Cicitu7132/
Sechitu671/
Jichitu671/
Chisitu671/

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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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  • 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 Chichetu
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