Chitani Surname

140,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chitani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0391:8,3961,286
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Zimbabwe2801:55,1378,349
Italy1171:522,70751,899
Zambia1061:149,52810,754
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
India361:21,307,372304,812
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Chitani (2,586) may also be a first name.

Chitani Last Name Facts

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

Chitani (Bengali: চিতনি, Georgian: ჩითანი, Hindi: चितानी, Marathi: िचतानी, Oriya: ଚିତନି) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,486th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,293,845 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chitani reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitani is also the 144,650th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 2,586 people.

The last name Chitani is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,039 people, or 1 in 8,396. Excluding Malawi Chitani exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Chitani Last Name Statistics demography

Chitani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.17% less than the national average, earning R 111,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chitani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitani in the Georgian language
ჩითანიchitani-
Chitani in the Bengali language
চিতনিcitani-
Chitani in the Hindi language
चितानीcitani70
छितानीchitani10
छितनीchitani10
चिटानीcitani10
Chitani in the Oriya language
ଚିତନିcitani42.86
ଚିଟଣିcitani28.57
ଚିତନୀcitani28.57
Chitani in the Marathi language
िचतानीicatani27.27
िचटाणीicatani18.18
िचटानीicatani9.09
िछतानीichatani9.09
िचटणीicatani9.09
िछटानीichatani9.09
छीतानीchitani9.09
चीतानीcitani9.09

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitani
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