Chitete Surname

59,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chitete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7,2411:2,364287
Zambia4821:32,8843,349
Zimbabwe3961:38,9856,031
Tanzania3541:149,55313,593
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Chitete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitete is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chitete.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 59,418th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 858,065 people. Chitete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitete reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 7,241 people, or 1 in 2,364. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchitete9335/
Chittete934/
Chiteete931/
Hitete9222/
Chitet921/
Chitester88192/
Chiteuteu8810/
Chittethe881/
Chittette881/
Chiteta863,713/
Chitate863,076/
Chiteti86174/
Chitote8661/
Shitete8636/
Chithet8628/
Chittet8612/
Caitete869/
Chaitet866/
Chitted862/
Hiteite861/
Chitety861/
Citet837/
Chitteti805,369/
Chaithet80639/
Chitthet80363/
Tshitete8070/
Chitteth8052/
Chitetti8035/
Chitteta809/
Chittety808/
Chittate807/
Chitheti806/
Chiteeti804/
Chiothet804/
Chuithet802/
Chitayte801/
Chittett801/
Chetette801/
Chitatte801/
Kitete774,263/
Hitite77136/
Hetete77117/
Sitete7755/
Hittet7754/
Zitete778/
Gitete777/
Chited772/
Citeta772/
Hitted772/
Cietet771/
Hithet771/
Chittetti7532/
Chittieti757/
Chhitteti754/
Chitteati753/
Chitteiti753/
Chithatee753/
Chithetti751/
Chitister751/
Chitteeti751/
Chittethi751/
Chittheti751/
Cheitteti751/
Chichteti751/
Quitete71405/
Chittester71214/
Chitoti71208/
Chitita71158/
Coittet7141/
Chittister7134/
Chaitit7131/
Cheteti7125/
Chaited7125/
Tshitet7121/
Chithit7120/
Cheutet7118/
Chititi7117/
Hittite7111/
Shiteta719/
Kiteete716/
Hitthet716/
Shitets715/
Shetete715/
Chestet713/
Schittiter713/
Kaitete713/
Haiteta712/
Kithete712/
Khetete712/
Chityta711/
Chetety711/
Heitest711/
Kitetei711/
Kitethe711/
Kittete711/
Txitete711/
Siteite711/
Shiteti711/
Shitiet711/
Shitite711/
Haiteti711/
Chittit711/
Cheteta711/
Chitait711/
Siteteh711/
Citteth711/
Hitteth710/
Tshiteta671,636/
Gitet671,450/
Hitit67422/
Hetet67292/
Chetteti6767/
Chittiti6734/
Chitotti6719/
Sitet6717/
Chitatai6710/
Chittita679/
Sithethe677/
Chaithed675/
Chaitati674/
Chithoti674/
Khaithet674/
Shitiote674/
Chitatti673/
Cytet673/
Hétet673/
Chitathe672/
Chitityo672/
Chetetti672/
Cheteuti672/
Chehtite672/
Jitet672/
Chitathi671/
Chittoti671/
Chittyti671/
Chettite671/
Siteater671/
Shechtet671/
Chetiteh671/
Sethtete671/
Quittete671/
Cetet671/
Kithethe671/
Scheteit671/
Githethe671/
Chaititi671/
Chaitita671/
Chetteth671/
Chitthid671/

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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 Chitete
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