Chitangwa Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Chitangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Chitangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitangwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chitangwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitangwa? popularity and diffusion
Chitangwa is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitangwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia Chitangwa is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 64 percent are found, Central Province, where 11 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitagwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chitongwa | 89 | 37 | / |
| Chitankwa | 89 | 34 | / |
| Shitangwa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Tchitangua | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chitakwa | 82 | 487 | / |
| Kitangwa | 82 | 130 | / |
| Chitogwa | 82 | 101 | / |
| Sitangwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kitang'wa | 78 | 299 | / |
| Chitongwe | 78 | 115 | / |
| Chitongua | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chitongwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshitangua | 74 | 97 | / |
| Chioteagua | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kitangua | 71 | 1,514 | / |
| Kitankwa | 71 | 109 | / |
| Sitongwa | 71 | 101 | / |
| Kitongwa | 71 | 53 | / |
| Zitangua | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gitangua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chetakwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jitagwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haitangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sithongwat | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sitongua | 59 | 17 | / |
| Gitongua | 59 | 4 | / |
| Sitamkwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitongua | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chuethonghua | 57 | 11 | / |
| Ketangkua | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sethongwa | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chetongbe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sithongbai | 53 | 337 | / |
| Saithongvai | 50 | 20 | / |
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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 Chitangwa
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