Chitenhe Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitenhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitenhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1961:78,76711,570
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Chitenhe Last Name Facts

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

Chitenhe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitenhe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chitenhe is the 1,136,896th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chitenhe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chitenhe is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 78,767. In Zimbabwe Chitenhe is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 32 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Chitenhe
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