Chitemo Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chitemo Surname Definition:

Chitemo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a small garden.

Chitemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6451:32,1833,797
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitemo (11) may also be a first name.

Chitemo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitemo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a small garden.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitemo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitemo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chitemo is the 235,986th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,276,729 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitemo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chitemo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.

Chitemo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,645 people, or 1 in 32,183. In Tanzania Chitemo is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 52 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent live and Manyara Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live and Angola, where 1 percent live.

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Footnotes

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