Chitema Surname
Approximately 2,837 people bear this surname
Chitema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,619 | 1:32,700 | 3,844 |
| Zimbabwe | 653 | 1:23,642 | 3,577 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 197 | 1:80,456 | 6,837 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Chitema (193) may also be a first name.
Chitema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitema (Oriya: ଚିେତମା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chitema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 154,699th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,568,751 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitema reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 193 people.
The last name Chitema is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,619 people, or 1 in 32,700. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 83 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live and Tanga Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live and Malawi, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chitema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitema in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିେତମା | cietama | 66.67 |
| ଚିେଟମା | cietama | 33.33 |
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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 Chitema
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