Chitja Surname
Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname
Chitja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 964 | 1:2,108 | 254 |
| South Africa | 482 | 1:112,402 | 13,510 |
Chitja (148) may also be a first name.
Chitja Demographics
Average Chitja Salary in
South Africa
R 178,008
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chitja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitja is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 269,873rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,039,797 people. Chitja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitja is also the 757,758th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 148 people.
The last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 964 people, or 1 in 2,108. In Lesotho Chitja is mostly concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 53 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 13 percent reside and Leribe District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Chitja is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.
Chitja Last Name Statistics demography
Chitja earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.09% less than the national average, earning R 178,008 per year.
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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 Chitja
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