Chitofu Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3851:40,0996,189
Zambia2111:75,1186,452
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitofu (17) may also be a first name.

Chitofu Last Name Facts

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

Chitofu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitofu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,162nd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name Chitofu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitofu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitofu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 40,099. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 18 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 35 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitafu86608/
Chitefu8640/
Tshitofu801/
Sitofu77107/
Kitofu7720/
Chitotphu758/
Chittaphu631/
Kitafu6262/
Sitafu6228/
Sitaafu572/
Cittaphu531/
Sithophut502/

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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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  • 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 Chitofu
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