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 occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitemwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Chitemwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitemwe reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 735,300. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 93 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 6 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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