Chitibwa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chitibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Chitibwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitibwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitibwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Chitibwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitibwa are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 60 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Chitibwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chitibwa last name is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitibwi8861/
Chitibwo881/
Chitibwe881/
Chitipwa881/
Kitibwa80537/
Hitebwa801/
Citebwa801/
Chittibbai785/
Kittibwa752/
Chitipwi751/
Chitebwe751/
Tshitebwa7155/
Citebua6719/
Kitebwa674/
Ketibwa671/
Kitibba671/
Sittibua631/
Gitaibua631/
Kitimpwa631/
Shetibba631/
Tshitebua59315/
Chittebbai561/
Setibua531/
Kitebua531/
Ketibuah5025/
Kitepwea504/
Kitipwei501/

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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 Chitibwa
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