Chitimela Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Chitimela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 132 | 1:116,956 | 15,881 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitimela (42) may also be a first name.
Chitimela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitimela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitimela is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitimela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 928,396th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. Chitimela is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Chitimela live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitimela is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 42 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe Chitimela is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 77 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 8 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 44 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittimela | 95 | 23 | / |
| Chitimeela | 95 | 3 | / |
| Chitimetla | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chitimala | 89 | 224 | / |
| Shitimela | 89 | 28 | / |
| Chitimila | 89 | 24 | / |
| Chitemela | 89 | 15 | / |
| Chitumela | 89 | 13 | / |
| Chitimele | 89 | 9 | / |
| Chetimela | 89 | 5 | / |
| Chitimeli | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chitimely | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chittimala | 84 | 454 | / |
| Chitimalla | 84 | 279 | / |
| Chittimila | 84 | 13 | / |
| Chittimeli | 84 | 11 | / |
| Chitimaala | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chitimmala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chitimolla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chetimetla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chettimela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sitimela | 82 | 693 | / |
| Chittimalla | 80 | 3,146 | / |
| Chittimitla | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chittimaala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chittimmila | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chithimalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chittimilaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitumala | 78 | 223 | / |
| Chutimala | 78 | 11 | / |
| Chitimili | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chetimala | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chitemala | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chitemele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chetimeli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chittimallea | 76 | 3 | / |
| Chittuimalla | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chittimallaa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Chitumalla | 74 | 268 | / |
| Chettimala | 74 | 12 | / |
| Chittumala | 74 | 10 | / |
| Chetimalla | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chitemalla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Chittimili | 74 | 3 | / |
| Chetimolla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Setimela | 71 | 672 | / |
| Sitemela | 71 | 509 | / |
| Sitimelo | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kitimila | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kitemela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chittumalla | 70 | 150 | / |
| Chettimalla | 70 | 80 | / |
| Chittemalla | 70 | 36 | / |
| Cheetimalla | 70 | 3 | / |
| Chittemolla | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chittimaille | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chetumala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chutumala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kethimela | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitimela
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