Chitaye Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Chitaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Chitaye (11) may also be a first name.
Chitaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitaye is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,755,741st most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitaye reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitaye is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Chitaye
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