Chitundu Surname

84,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitundu Surname Definition:

Chitundu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a basket made from bamboo.

Chitundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,8581:3,263409
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zimbabwe2531:61,0219,206
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Chitundu (576) may also be a first name.

Chitundu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitundu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a basket made from bamboo.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitundu is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: edible indegenous tuber.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitundu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: language.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitundu Last Name Facts

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

Chitundu is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitundu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,548th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,275,384 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitundu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,109th most common first name internationally, borne by 576 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 4,858 people, or 1 in 3,263. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 32 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Zambia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chithundu941/
Tchitundu941/
Citundu932/
Hitundu931/
Shitundu88263/
Tshitundu82870/
Kitundu8017,303/
Gitundu801,487/
Situndu8055/
Hetundu8011/
Jitundu801/
Kaitundu754/
Kitunduy751/
Kithundu751/
Shetundui711/
Setundu6727/
Kitondu674/
Ketundu672/
Setondu5382/
Saytondu501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitundu
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