Chitonya Surname
Approximately 929 people bear this surname
Chitonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Zambia | 43 | 1:368,603 | 19,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chitonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitonya has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitonya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 383,038th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. Chitonya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitonya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chitonya is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Other than Malawi Chitonya is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitunya | 88 | 148 | / |
| Chitanya | 88 | 133 | / |
| Chaitanya | 82 | 8,148 | / |
| Chithanya | 82 | 48 | / |
| Chithunya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chittanya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gitonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hitonia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaithanya | 78 | 1,422 | / |
| Chaitannya | 78 | 8 | / |
| Cheithanya | 78 | 6 | / |
| Chaitaanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chaaitanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chaittanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitanha | 75 | 389 | / |
| Chetanya | 75 | 122 | / |
| Chitania | 75 | 36 | / |
| Caitanya | 75 | 23 | / |
| Chytanya | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hithanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaithonyot | 74 | 47 | / |
| Chaithanyaa | 74 | 4 | / |
| Chhaithanya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chaithannya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chethanya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chythanya | 71 | 24 | / |
| Chaytanya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chitangia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Haithanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chetannya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caitanyha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cithonjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitanya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Citania | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chittangia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaythanya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cheythanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheathanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gitonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chythannya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaitaniah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitonya
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