Chitongwa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Chitongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chitongwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitongwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitongwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitongwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitongwa is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chitongwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chitongwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia Chitongwa is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 70 percent are found, Northern Province, where 26 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitogwa | 94 | 101 | / |
| Chitongwe | 89 | 115 | / |
| Chitangwa | 89 | 54 | / |
| Chitungwa | 89 | 21 | / |
| Chitongua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Chitongwi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sitongwa | 82 | 101 | / |
| Kitongwa | 82 | 53 | / |
| Chitagwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitungwi | 78 | 58 | / |
| Chitankwa | 78 | 34 | / |
| Chitungwe | 78 | 20 | / |
| Shitangwa | 78 | 9 | / |
| Sithongwat | 74 | 2 | / |
| Tchitangua | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chitakwa | 71 | 487 | / |
| Kitangwa | 71 | 130 | / |
| Sitongua | 71 | 17 | / |
| Gitongua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sitangwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kitongua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitang'wa | 67 | 299 | / |
| Chuethonghua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sethongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chetongbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sithongbai | 63 | 337 | / |
| Tshitangua | 63 | 97 | / |
| Saithongvai | 60 | 20 | / |
| Kitangua | 59 | 1,514 | / |
| Kitankwa | 59 | 109 | / |
| Zitangua | 59 | 21 | / |
| Gitangua | 59 | 4 | / |
| Hytongue | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chetakwa | 59 | 3 | / |
| Jitagwai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Haitangui | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sythongbay | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Chitongwa
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