Chitolo Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1171:135,4699,983
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Chitolo Last Name Facts

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

Chitolo is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitolo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Chitolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chitolo live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chitolo is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 135,469. In Zambia Chitolo is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 51 percent live, Luapula Province, where 32 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Chitolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Chitolo
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