Chitokwe Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Chitokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Chitokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chitokwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitokwe? popularity and diffusion
Chitokwe is the 1,028,911th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Chitokwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitokwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Not including Malawi Chitokwe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitekwe | 88 | 2,077 | / |
| Chitakwe | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chitongwe | 82 | 115 | / |
| Tchitakwe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sitokwe | 80 | 112 | / |
| Zitokwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kitokwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chitukwi | 75 | 649 | / |
| Chitakwa | 75 | 487 | / |
| Chitogwa | 75 | 101 | / |
| Chitukwa | 75 | 44 | / |
| Kithokwe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Chetekwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sithokwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chitegwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitungwe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chittakwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haystokwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitongwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kithookwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hitakw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Setokwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kitakwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kitogwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kitokwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sitogwe | 67 | 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
- 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 Chitokwe
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