Chitesha Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chitesha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitesha (Hindi: चितेषा) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitesha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Chitesha are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 67 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia Chitesha exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitesa9346/
Hitesha932/
Chiteshe88527/
Chitasha88112/
Chiteshi8879/
Chitisha881/
Hiteshai881/
Chitesah881/
Chaitecha8212/
Tshitesha821/
Hiteshi80194/
Chiteza80130/
Chitasa8080/
Kitesha8034/
Hitisha801/
Chitese801/
Tshietesha781/
Chitechi751,961/
Chaitosa75208/
Chithiza7512/
Chuthesa757/
Chitasho754/
Chitishi751/
Chitosho751/
Cittesah751/
Citechai751/
Kitesa711,465/
Chittasai7184/
Khoitecha7114/
Hetesa714/
Citeso714/
Hitesy712/
Cytesa711/
Chittesee711/
Tchetecha711/
Tchitesão711/
Chittechi711/
Cetesa711/
Chetechat711/
Chitichat711/
Hitexa711/
Kitessa672,259/
Sitecha671,573/
Chitiza67528/
Chittichai67471/
Kitesia67431/
Kitesho67374/
Chitezi67322/
Chittichat67200/
Kitisha6778/
Kiteesa6740/
Chitaso679/
Chitiso677/
Hetesih674/
Tchetetcha673/
Kaitesa672/
Chiteze672/
Chitthasai671/
Cheteza671/
Jitesih671/
Sitesap671/
Hiteche671/
Giteshi671/
Kitiesa671/
Kittesa671/
Tchitechou671/
Chitisi671/
Chitexe671/
Kithesa671/

Chitesha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitesha in the Hindi language
चितेषाcitesa-

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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 Chitesha
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