Chitemwe Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Chitemwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chitemwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitemwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitemwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitemwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitemwe is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Chitemwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitemwe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 93 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 6 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitemwa | 88 | 106 | / |
| Chitembe | 88 | 80 | / |
| Chimwe | 86 | 720 | / |
| Chemwe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kitemwe | 80 | 253 | / |
| Chemwei | 80 | 174 | / |
| Chimwee | 80 | 75 | / |
| Chemwey | 80 | 24 | / |
| Chemwet | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chimwet | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chemwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitembi | 75 | 60 | / |
| Shitembe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Chitimwa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chienwea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sichimwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chemwetz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chienwei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chisimwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chembe | 71 | 16,233 | / |
| Chinwe | 71 | 2,648 | / |
| Shimwe | 71 | 264 | / |
| Chemwi | 71 | 52 | / |
| Tshitembe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Himwet | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hemwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemwetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chemve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Cheembe | 67 | 511 | / |
| Chembea | 67 | 508 | / |
| Chenwei | 67 | 381 | / |
| Gitembe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Chemwoi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chinbee | 67 | 33 | / |
| Chemwai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shienwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chimbee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sitembe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chinwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kitemwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemwech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chinwez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheambe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chembei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chembeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsinewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hytembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chembey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaichimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheinwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himwech | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitemwe
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