Chitwila Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chitwila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitwila is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitwila? popularity and diffusion

Chitwila is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitwila are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia Chitwila is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 95 percent are found and Northern Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitwilai94391/
Chittwilai89109/
Chitwela881/
Tshitwila821/
Chidwilai821/
Kitwila804/
Chitweli7524/
Jitwilai7517/
Kitwilai755/
Chidvila751/
Chidvilas714/
Tshituila711/
Kitwela671/
Chidvilash671/
Kituila671/
Cituela671/

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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 Chitwila
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