Chitana Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Chitana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 319 | 1:48,396 | 7,415 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Chitana (107) may also be a first name.
Chitana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitana (Hindi: चिताना, Marathi: चैतना, Oriya: ଚିତାନା) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 818,364th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chitana live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 107 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 48,396. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chitana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିତାନା | citana | 75 |
| ଚିତନା | citana | 12.5 |
| ଚିଟାନା | citana | 12.5 |
| Chitana in the Marathi language | ||
| चैतना | caitana | 50 |
| चेतना | cetana | 50 |
| Chitana in the Hindi language | ||
| चिताना | citana | 42.86 |
| छिटाना | chitana | 42.86 |
| चिटाना | citana | 14.29 |
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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 Chitana
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