Chitate Surname

144,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitate Surname User-submission:

The Chitate surname in Shona means 'little bow, used in hunting and gathering'.

Chitate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,8501:5,417548
India871:8,816,843179,063
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
England341:1,638,76668,634
Botswana281:78,10513,263
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chitate (83) may also be a first name.

Chitate Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chitate surname in Shona means 'little bow, used in hunting and gathering'.

- tkrmantie

Chitate Last Name Facts

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

Chitate (Marathi: िचटटे) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chitate.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitate? popularity and diffusion

Chitate is the 144,454th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,369,163 people. The last name Chitate occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chitate live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 83 people.

The last name Chitate is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,850 people, or 1 in 5,417. In Zimbabwe Chitate is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent are found and Harare Province, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Chitate Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chitate earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 922.9% more than the national average, earning R 2,430,800 per year; in United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chittate937/
Chitathe932/
Chitayte931/
Chitaute931/
Chitatte931/
Citate9289/
Chitat9228/
Chithathe8810/
Chithatee883/
Chaitaite881/
Chaitatep881/
Chitete868,493/
Chitata86241/
Chetate86138/
Chitote8661/
Shitate8644/
Chitati8640/
Chaitat8620/
Chutate8611/
Khitate863/
Chittat862/
Tchitat861/
Chitait861/
Citat834/
Hitat831/
Chaithat80827/
Chitatta8029/
Chittati8019/
Chitatai8010/
Chittety808/
Chittath808/
Chaitati804/
Chittete804/
Chitatti803/
Schittat803/
Chettate802/
Kheitate801/
Chitathi801/
Chithata801/
Chittata801/
Chiteete801/
Scitaite801/
Chitauta801/
Tshitate801/
Hithater800/
Citati77262/
Hitite77136/
Chetat77119/
Chitad77107/
Kitate7767/
Cytate7733/
Sitate7725/
Cittat7722/
Hitait7719/
Jitate7710/
Shitat777/
Citata776/
Khitat774/
Citaut773/
Hitata772/
Zitate772/
Cietat771/
Gitate771/
Hetate771/
Histat771/
Chitot771/
Cistat771/
Citast771/
Cuitat771/
Chitaitai7538/
Chiteuteu7510/
Chithatha759/
Chittieti757/
Chhitteti754/
Chitteati753/
Chitteiti753/
Chithathi751/
Chittathi751/
Chittatti751/
Chitteeti751/
Chittethe751/
Chittethi751/
Chittette751/
Chittheti751/
Chetaytee751/
Cheitteti751/
Cittathet751/
Chitathit751/
Chetateha751/
Shitote71538/
Chettat71386/
Chitoti71208/
Chitota71148/
Chithattha7145/
Shetate7132/
Cittati7128/
Shitati7126/
Schetat7121/
Citatti7120/
Chutati7117/
Chittod7117/
Chetata7115/
Chittathip7115/
Khaitat7113/
Hittite7111/
Chaitad7111/
Cithath7110/
Kitatei719/
Khetate718/
Kheitat716/
Shitata716/
Chittot715/
Khitati715/
Cittaat714/
Kitgate714/
Chittad713/
Citotte712/
Jithate712/
Chetati712/
Kitathe712/
Chitaud711/
Chitayitai711/
Chitteyati711/
Cetaute711/
Chetote711/
Hiteite711/
Sitater711/
Sithate711/
Hethate711/
Chitety711/
Tshitat711/
Cieytat711/
Chetayette711/
Chitaad711/
Sitaste711/
Sitatei711/
Chaitot711/
Cheetat711/
Hietaty711/
Kitaute711/
Ciestat710/
Sitat675,797/
Chettati67209/
Chetatha67145/
Schistad67135/
Cheetati67133/
Tshitata6773/
Khaitati6771/
Chistoty6750/
Citot6731/
Shaitati6728/
Chitotti6719/
Chittaud679/
Hittoute679/
Chettata679/
Chhettat679/
Zitat678/
Chittoth677/
Citad677/
Chitheti676/
Chithota674/
Chithoti674/
Chiteeti674/
Jitat674/
Hetat674/
Haitoute674/
Chetatti673/
Cetat673/
Hitač673/
Gitat672/
Khaitatt672/
Chitotta672/
Chetathi672/
Githaite672/
Chehtite672/
Hitot672/
Shitatoi672/
Chittoti671/
Chittoud671/
Chettath671/
Chettite671/
Chetuita671/
Chutatai671/
Siteater671/
Shetathe671/
Khettate671/
Kuitateu671/
Chetoute671/
Chaitout671/
Zithathe671/

Chitate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitate in the Marathi language
िचटटेicatate94.29
चीटटेcitate5.71

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