Chitondo Surname

239,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chitondo Surname Definition:

Chitondo is a surname of the Lala tribe, meaning: a big calabash.

Chitondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1641:13,6171,566
Zimbabwe3381:45,6757,010
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Chitondo (33) may also be a first name.

Chitondo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chitondo is a surname of the Lala tribe, meaning: a big calabash.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chitondo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitondo occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitondo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,054th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,348,178 people. The surname Chitondo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitondo are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

It is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,164 people, or 1 in 13,617. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zambia Chitondo is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Chitondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chitondo last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Chitondo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.84% more than the national average, earning R 427,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Citondo931/
Chitando88976/
Chitonda8846/
Chitundo8810/
Shitondo882/
Chithando82366/
Tshitondo8289/
Kitondo802,377/
Sitondo80327/
Gitondo802/
Zitondo801/
Chitanda7510,057/
Chitunda756,327/
Saitondo75116/
Kithondo7551/
Keitondo752/
Sithondo751/
Chittanda718/
Chietunda711/
Saithondo711/
Tchitanda711/
Chitandah711/
Chittunda711/
Setondo671,013/
Kitando67311/
Kitonda6790/
Sitando6773/
Ketondo6727/
Zitonda6724/
Citanda6722/
Sitonda6714/
Gitando671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitondo
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