Chitenji Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Chitenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Chitenji (106) may also be a first name.
Chitenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitenji occurs most in Malawi. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitenji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,518,885th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Chitenji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitenji are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chitenji is also the 915,176th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 106 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Chitenji
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