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
The surname Chitera (Hindi: चितेरा) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 212,982nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chitera reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitera is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 14,086. In Zimbabwe Chitera is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 42 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs 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