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
Chitongwa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Chitongwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitongwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chitongwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 587,034. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 70 percent reside, Northern Province, where 26 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis