Chitunu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chitunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Chitunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitunu (Oriya: ଚିତୁନୁ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitunu are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Chitunu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Chitunu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitungu | 93 | 1,817 | / |
| Chitunhu | 93 | 520 | / |
| Chituneu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitunguu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chittumnu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chutunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitonu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Citungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchitounou | 82 | 9 | / |
| Shitungu | 80 | 74 | / |
| Chitumhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchitoungou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kitunu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Gitunu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Situnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tshitungu | 75 | 280 | / |
| Chaitonui | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shitunguu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kitungu | 71 | 1,300 | / |
| Situngu | 71 | 216 | / |
| Kithunu | 71 | 84 | / |
| Koitunu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chaithonui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zitounu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Githunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiotungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaitunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kistunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaitunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sithungu | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kithungu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kitunguh | 67 | 1 | / |
Chitunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chitunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିତୁନୁ | citunu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chitunu
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