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 surname Chitema (Oriya: ଚିେତମା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitema? popularity and diffusion
Chitema is the 154,699th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,568,751 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitema are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 653,740th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 193 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,619 people, or 1 in 32,700. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 83 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent live and Tanga Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Chitema
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