Chitenge Surname
Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname
Chitenge Surname Definition:
Chitenge is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a place where people gather.
Chitenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 996 | 1:15,914 | 1,793 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Chitenge (40) may also be a first name.
Chitenge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chitenge is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a place where people gather.
Chitenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitenge is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chitenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 353,999th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,089,052 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitenge reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 996 people, or 1 in 15,914. In Zambia Chitenge is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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