Chitunhu Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Chitunhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 496 | 1:31,125 | 4,805 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Chitunhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitunhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitunhu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chitunhu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitunhu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chitunhu is the 598,302nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The surname Chitunhu is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Chitunhu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 31,125. In Zimbabwe Chitunhu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 46 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Chitunhu occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitunu | 93 | 12 | / |
| Chitungu | 88 | 1,817 | / |
| Chituneu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chitumhu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chitunguu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chistunyu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chittumnu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Citungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chutunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchitounou | 78 | 9 | / |
| Chitonho | 75 | 552 | / |
| Shitungu | 75 | 74 | / |
| Tchitoungou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tshitungu | 71 | 280 | / |
| Gitunu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Situnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shitunguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Situngu | 67 | 216 | / |
| Zitounu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiotungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaitunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaitunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sithungu | 63 | 105 | / |
| Chaitonui | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chaithonui | 56 | 4 | / |
| Sitonho | 53 | 4 | / |
| Setungu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jaytunu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Setounou | 50 | 67 | / |
| Setonhou | 50 | 55 | / |
| Sethungu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chitunhu
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