Chitatu Surname
Approximately 714 people bear this surname
Chitatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 424 | 1:36,411 | 5,628 |
| Zambia | 284 | 1:55,810 | 5,134 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitatu (93) may also be a first name.
Chitatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitatu (Hindi: छिटटू, Marathi: िचतातू) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitatu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 470,273rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitatu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitatu is also the 986,211th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 93 people.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 36,411. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 31 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 40 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitathu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Citatu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chittattu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Caitatu | 86 | 97 | / |
| Shitatu | 86 | 49 | / |
| Chitetu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chutatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitotu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chittotu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chitothu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chittetu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sitatu | 77 | 189 | / |
| Kitatu | 77 | 143 | / |
| Gitatu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zitatu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Jitatu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chiteuteu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chittettu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chittethu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sithatu | 71 | 597 | / |
| Githatu | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kithatu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kitatou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sistatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaitatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitatui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sitatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Citatoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hitotou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sithathu | 67 | 534 | / |
| Qittatuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zithathu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuitateu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githathu | 67 | 1 | / |
Chitatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitatu in the Marathi language | ||
| िचतातू | icatatu | - |
| Chitatu in the Hindi language | ||
| छिटटू | chitatu | 50 |
| चिट्टू | cittu | 50 |
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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 Chitatu
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