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
Chitembwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitembwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chitembwe is the 507,898th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chitembwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chitembwe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 28,172. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 66 percent are found, Harare Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Chitembwe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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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