Chitombo Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,4831:10,4101,317
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chitombo (19) may also be a first name.

Chitombo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitombo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitombo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 256,222nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,735,248 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitombo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitombo is also the 2,523,061st most common first name in the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname Chitombo is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 10,410. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 27 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 25 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Chitombo is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchitombo941/
Chitambo889,761/
Chitumbo883,083/
Chitembo881,872/
Chitomba8887/
Shitombo881/
Chithambo82799/
Tshitombo824/
Tchitambo823/
Tchitomba821/
Kitombo80451/
Gitombo8087/
Sitombo8052/
Citambo804/
Hitambo801/
Chietembou781/
Tchitoumba781/
Chitumba7511,136/
Chitamba75395/
Chitemba75147/
Shitambo7592/
Quitombo7514/
Sithombo755/
Githombo754/
Chetembo751/
Heitomba751/
Kithombo751/
Chithumba711,361/
Chitambaa71157/
Tshitambo7147/
Tchitamba7121/
Chithemba714/
Tshitomba714/
Chaitumba711/
Chitumbaa711/
Chijtamba711/
Kitoumbou711/
Chistamba711/
Kitambo675,379/
Kitomba67681/
Sitambo67185/
Citamba6741/
Gitumbo6715/
Hitamba676/
Gitambo676/
Setombo674/
Sitomba672/
Chaitomvat671/
Kitonbo671/
Hitumba671/
Jitambo671/

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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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  • 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 Chitombo
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