Chitembwe Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Chitembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 548 | 1:28,172 | 4,330 |
| Zambia | 69 | 1:229,709 | 14,265 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitembwe is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitembwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chitembwe is the 507,898th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chitembwe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chitembwe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 28,172. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 66 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitombwe | 89 | 452 | / |
| Chitambwe | 89 | 365 | / |
| Chitembwa | 89 | 74 | / |
| Chitimbwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tshitembwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chaitambwe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kitembwe | 82 | 83 | / |
| Hitembwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwa | 78 | 920 | / |
| Sithembwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitimbwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shitimbwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitambwi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tshitembue | 74 | 41 | / |
| Tshitembwa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kitimbwe | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kitembwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Ketembwe | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kitembue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sitimbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kithembwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chitambvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kithimbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitimbwa | 59 | 55 | / |
| Kitembui | 59 | 4 | / |
| Kitimbwi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitimbue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ketembwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitaimbwa | 56 | 6 | / |
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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 Chitembwe
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