Chitangu Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Chitangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 129 | 1:119,676 | 16,190 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitangu (20) may also be a first name.
Chitangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitangu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,343,156th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Chitangu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitangu are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chitangu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The surname Chitangu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 119,676. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 39 percent live, Midlands Province, where 34 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chithangu | 94 | 31 | / |
| Tchitangu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chitanu | 93 | 833 | / |
| Chitagu | 93 | 453 | / |
| Hitangu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitanhu | 88 | 49 | / |
| Chitanau | 88 | 29 | / |
| Chaitanu | 88 | 14 | / |
| Hitanghu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chetangu | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chhitanu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chittanu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Choitagu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chitanus | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shitangu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tshitangu | 82 | 727 | / |
| Chaithanu | 82 | 119 | / |
| Chitagaud | 82 | 25 | / |
| Chitthanu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chitagupp | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shithangu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kitangu | 80 | 378 | / |
| Gitangu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Caitanu | 80 | 95 | / |
| Sitangu | 80 | 89 | / |
| Chitonu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hitanou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chittagaud | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitotnu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Caiteanu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chittogu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Haitanou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Githangu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chuytanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chetanui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaitanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchitoungou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jitagu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chaitonui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gitanu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaitanoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jitanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chestanut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaithangu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cetanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaitangou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hetanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chetonggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chetanuch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheitanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitongu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Gitongu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Zoitanu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tchitounou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Githagu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chaithonui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hitanoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaitanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cetanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Getangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chauythanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitangu
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