Chitumwa Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Chitumwa Surname Definition:
Chitumwa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is born with the help of a magician.
Chitumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 191 | 1:80,828 | 11,815 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitumwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chitumwa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a child that is born with the help of a magician.
Chitumwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitumwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitumwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitumwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,025,894th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitumwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chitumwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 80,828. In Zimbabwe Chitumwa is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 45 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitumwai | 94 | 85 | / |
| Chitumba | 88 | 11,136 | / |
| Chitimwa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shitumwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchitumba | 82 | 1,805 | / |
| Chithumba | 82 | 1,361 | / |
| Chaitumba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chitumbaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kitumwa | 80 | 68 | / |
| Situmwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hitumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitumnuay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tchitoumba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitumbhai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitumbo | 75 | 3,083 | / |
| Chitumbi | 75 | 1,258 | / |
| Chitumbe | 75 | 126 | / |
| Shitumba | 75 | 91 | / |
| Kituumwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caitumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitaumnuay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshitumba | 71 | 753 | / |
| Chittumui | 71 | 16 | / |
| Heithumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chaithumvaja | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kitumua | 67 | 377 | / |
| Tshithumba | 67 | 123 | / |
| Situmba | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kitomwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gitumba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jitumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttshitumba | 67 | 1 | / |
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