Chitira Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Chitira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Chitira (41) may also be a first name.
Chitira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitira (Marathi: चीतीश, Oriya: ଚିତିରାାଇଁ) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Chitira are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 41 people.
The last name Chitira is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 964,890. In Zimbabwe Chitira is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 63 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chitira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitira in the Marathi language | ||
| चीतीश | citisa | - |
| Chitira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିତିରାାଇଁ | citiraa'im | 50 |
| ଚିଟିରା | citira | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Chitira
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