Chitungwe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitungwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitungwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Chitungwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitungwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitungwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chitungwe is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitungwe reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chitungwe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Chitungwe is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 82 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 9 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Chitungwe occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitongwe89115/
Chitungwi8958/
Chitungwa8921/
Kitungwe824/
Situngwe821/
Chitongwa7837/
Dzitungwe781/
Chitongwi781/
Kitungwa718,754/
Chitukwi71649/
Chitokwe71245/
Chitogwa71101/
Kitongwe7175/
Chitukwa7144/
Situngwa7131/
Kitungue711/
Kaitungwa67105/
Sithungwa671/
Kithungwa671/
Sitongwa59101/
Kitungua5968/
Kitongwa5953/
Sitongwi5912/
Kitungui594/
Hytongue594/
Kitongue591/
Ketungwi591/
Kaitungua561/

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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 Chitungwe
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