Chituma Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chituma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chituma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3261:48,6194,615
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chituma (53) may also be a first name.

Chituma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chituma (Hindi: चितुमा) is found most frequently in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chituma? popularity and diffusion

Chituma is the 716,247th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 17,861,632 people. The surname Chituma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chituma reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chituma is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 53 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 48,619. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 43 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chituma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chituma in the Hindi language
चितुमाcituma-

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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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  • 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 Chituma
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