Chitatu Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4241:36,4115,628
Zambia2841:55,8105,134
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitathu931/
Citatu926/
Chittattu889/
Caitatu8697/
Shitatu8649/
Chitetu869/
Chutatu861/
Chitotu861/
Chittotu805/
Chitothu803/
Chittetu801/
Sitatu77189/
Kitatu77143/
Gitatu7715/
Zitatu7713/
Jitatu7711/
Chiteuteu7510/
Chittettu757/
Chittethu754/
Sithatu71597/
Githatu7165/
Kithatu715/
Kitatou713/
Sistatu711/
Sitathu711/
Kaitatu711/
Gitatui711/
Sitatou711/
Citatoe711/
Hitotou711/
Sithathu67534/
Qittatuy671/
Zithathu671/
Kuitateu671/
Githathu671/

Chitatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitatu in the Marathi language
िचतातूicatatu-
Chitatu in the Hindi language
छिटटूchitatu50
चिट्टूcittu50

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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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