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
The surname Chitenge is found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 353,999th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,089,052 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitenge are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 40 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 15,914. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and North-Western Province, where 15 percent live. Excluding Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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