Chitehwe Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitehwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitehwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7761:19,8952,963
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitehwe Last Name Facts

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

Chitehwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitehwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chitehwe is the 435,329th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitehwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 19,895. In Zimbabwe Chitehwe is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 27 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Chitehwe is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitewe93884/
Chitahwe8810/
Chithiwe885/
Hiteshwe882/
Chitewhe882/
Chithawe881/
Chitohwe881/
Chitehwa881/
Chiteheve821/
Chitowe801,453/
Chiteve80515/
Chitebe80132/
Chitewa8059/
Chitawe803/
Chitiwe803/
Chaithawee7832/
Chitahwi7565/
Hiteshue7562/
Chitevha7544/
Chetiewe751/
Chitihwa751/
Hitewa71174/
Hiteve7121/
Chaitawee7115/
Chaithawi7113/
Chittawee719/
Chitthawi719/
Chitthiwa714/
Chuthawee711/
Chaitewis711/
Chitthewa711/
Hitebe711/
Chaitavee711/
Chitave67141/
Chitiwa67115/
Chitywa6739/
Chitawi6729/
Chitove6711/
Chetewy677/
Chaithavee675/
Chetewa675/
Chitive675/
Hitesue673/
Haitewa672/
Chuethawee671/
Chetebe671/
Hiteeva671/
Chitiwi671/

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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 Chitehwe
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