Chitanda Surname

50,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,8541:10,9071,409
Zimbabwe2,0931:7,376834
Malawi1,7511:9,7771,514
Zambia1,2111:13,0881,491
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Namibia181:133,8569,398
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Chitanda (179) may also be a first name.

Chitanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitanda (Russian: Читанда) is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,982nd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 724,624 people. Chitanda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitanda reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitanda is also the 681,368th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 179 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,854 people, or 1 in 10,907. In Tanzania Chitanda is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Malawi, where 17 percent are found.

Chitanda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chitanda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning R 208,464 per year; in United States they earn 47.82% less than the national average, earning $22,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.67% less than the national average, earning $21,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chittanda948/
Chitandah941/
Tchitanda941/
Citanda9322/
Shitanda881,838/
Chitando88976/
Huitanda88124/
Chitonda8846/
Chitande8813/
Chitandi881/
Chetanda881/
Chithando82366/
Tshitanda82302/
Chetandas8238/
Kitanda802,070/
Sitanda80330/
Jitanda805/
Gitanda805/
Zitanda801/
Chitthamda784/
Chethandad781/
Chitondo751,676/
Chitonde75462/
Kitainda7587/
Kithanda7574/
Quitanda7551/
Githanda755/
Kitandaa755/
Kaitanda754/
Kitaanda752/
Chitondi752/
Kitandai751/
Sitandah751/
Kitandha751/
Kuitanda751/
Sithanda751/
Chithondi711/
Sietandah711/
Getanda67507/
Kitando67311/
Kitonda6790/
Sitando6773/
Zitonda6724/
Sitonda6714/
Chaithamdi6712/
Chaithondi674/
Citondo671/
Kitamda671/
Ketanda671/
Gitando671/

Chitanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitanda in the Russian language
Читандаcitanda-

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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 Chitanda
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