Chitapu Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Chitapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 47 | 1:337,232 | 18,059 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chitapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitapu is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitapu? popularity and diffusion
Chitapu is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chitapu are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 337,232. In Zambia Chitapu is mostly found in: Central Province, where 49 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 43 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zambia Chitapu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittapu | 93 | 126 | / |
| Chithapu | 93 | 38 | / |
| Chitaput | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chiteapu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitappu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitthapu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Chittaphu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chitepu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Shitapu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chitopu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cittapu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chittepu | 80 | 1,517 | / |
| Chithepu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Chettapu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chuttapu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chiteppu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chitopui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cittaphu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitapu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sitapu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hetapu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Chitotphu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chitteppu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kaitapu | 71 | 305 | / |
| Kuitapu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chetepu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sithapu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sittapu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sietapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jittapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jithapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaithapu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chettepu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kaitapus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheatepu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittappu | 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
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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 Chitapu
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