Chitua Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Angola

Chitua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chitua (61) may also be a first name.

Chitua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chitua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chitua (Hindi: चिटुआ, Oriya: ଚିତୁଆ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Chitua reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 61 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 72 percent reside, Abia, where 22 percent reside and Enugu, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Chitua exists in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Chitua Last Name Statistics demography

Chitua earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.36% less than the national average, earning R 87,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chituea92551/
Chitwua921/
Chhitua921/
Chittua921/
Chithua921/
Citua911/
Hitua911/
Chitwa831,380/
Chutua8325/
Chidua832/
Chituo832/
Shitua832/
Chetua831/
Hituap831/
Chaitwa77589/
Chitwai7772/
Chithwa7763/
Tshitua7722/
Hituhat778/
Shittua776/
Cituaha771/
Khaitua771/
Choitwa771/
Chhetua771/
Chhidua771/
Chiotuo771/
Chitway771/
Chistwa771/
Chitwas771/
Shituas771/
Khuitua771/
Tchitoueha759/
Kitua731,682/
Citwa73722/
Gitua73216/
Zitua73157/
Situa7318/
Jitua734/
Hitwa731/
Shittuaa713/
Chittwad712/
Tchuituo711/
Tshithua711/
Chiduo671,943/
Kithua67365/
Quitua67310/
Seitua67278/
Saitua67234/
Hitwat6775/
Kituha6774/
Khetua6755/
Chetwa6725/
Sistua6719/
Cithwa6718/
Cestua6711/
Chidwa6710/
Situah676/
Shetua675/
Chutwa673/
Haidua672/
Shitwa672/
Shituo672/
Chedua672/
Khistuhad672/
Jituea672/
Kietua671/
Chudua671/
Jittua671/
Zhituo671/
Hiduat671/
Chudwa671/
Sietua671/
Kuitua671/
Shidua671/
Chetuo671/
Huitwa671/
Hiduha671/
Kituea671/
Qietua671/
Tshituayi671/
Tsitua671/

Chitua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chitua in the Hindi language
चिटुआcitu'a-
Chitua in the Oriya language
ଚିତୁଆcitu'a-

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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
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  • 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 Chitua
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