Chihota Surname

127,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3,2911:4,691442
Zambia841:188,69012,615
England521:1,071,50151,923
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Chihota (62) may also be a first name.

Chihota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chihota occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chihota is the 127,280th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,044,192 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chihota reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 62 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 3,291 people, or 1 in 4,691. In Zimbabwe Chihota is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 23 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Chihota Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chihota earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1249.78% more than the national average, earning R 3,207,590 per year and in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chihotah931/
Chiota922,849/
Cihota9235/
Chiotha861,573/
Chihata86610/
Chijota86252/
Chihuta86233/
Chihoto86213/
Chiotta8693/
Chihote862/
Chiotea862/
Heihota862/
Chiotas861/
Chihoti861/
Chiouta861/
Ceihota860/
Hiota832/
Chaiyota80187/
Chiothap8072/
Chihuita803/
Chihasta801/
Sschiota801/
Tchihata801/
Tshihota801/
Chioti771,464/
Sihota771,371/
Chiuta771,352/
Shiota77979/
Chiata77385/
Kihota77169/
Sciota77165/
Chiote77123/
Chioto77122/
Hihata7725/
Zihota7718/
Hiotas7713/
Chyota7710/
Khiota774/
Cheota773/
Hihoto771/
Chjota771/
Hiotea770/
Chaiyotha753,041/
Chaiyotat7561/
Chaiyotta754/
Shchyhota751/
Shihata712,751/
Chiotis712,675/
Chiotti711,272/
Tshiota71999/
Chehata71767/
Chaiyuthot71673/
Chiotto71312/
Chiotou71223/
Sciotta71144/
Chijoto71123/
Chiatha71118/
Chijata71108/
Tchiata7162/
Zhyhota7155/
Chiatat7151/
Chihute7138/
Chiatah7134/
Hihetah7129/
Tchioto7124/
Chiatta7114/
Chihato716/
Chiotte716/
Chihate716/
Chihuto714/
Chehoti714/
Chehuta713/
Chiotos713/
Chiotes712/
Sihotta712/
Chéhata712/
Chiouti712/
Chayota712/
Kaihota711/
Chihuti711/
Hihatta711/
Hiotaus711/
Chijoti711/
Kihotha711/
Cihatai711/
Chiotuo711/
Hihatah711/
Shihoto711/
Zhehota711/
Kiota67560/
Shiohata67413/
Chaiyata67394/
Chioatto67359/
Hiata67247/
Tshihata67219/
Dzhyhota67100/
Chiathit6755/
Schiatta6732/
Chaiyote679/
Hiote677/
Shihatta677/
Hyota676/
Hioto675/
Chehoity674/
Chiothet674/
Sihoitay674/
Khieotai674/
Schehata672/
Shihatha672/
Tchiatat672/
Chaijata671/
Shihatah671/
Shahjota671/
Hioti671/
Jiota671/
Shaiyota671/
Chiottis671/
Chayotai671/
Chayotha671/

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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 Chihota
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