Chitera Surname
Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname
Chitera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,096 | 1:14,086 | 1,946 |
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chitera (19) may also be a first name.
Chitera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitera (Hindi: चितेरा) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 212,982nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. The surname Chitera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chitera live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitera is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Chitera is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 14,086. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 42 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chitera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitera in the Hindi language | ||
| चितेरा | citera | 66.67 |
| चित्र | citra | 33.33 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chitera
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis