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 frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 269,873rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,039,797 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 148 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 964 people, or 1 in 2,108. In Lesotho Chitja is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 53 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 13 percent are found and Leribe District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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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