Chitondo Surname
Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname
Chitondo Surname Definition:
Chitondo is a surname of the Lala tribe, meaning: a big calabash.
Chitondo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,164 | 1:13,617 | 1,566 |
| Zimbabwe | 338 | 1:45,675 | 7,010 |
| Kenya | 119 | 1:388,066 | 22,003 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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.
Chitondo Demographics
Chitondo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chitondo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitondo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitondo is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitondo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitondo is the 239,054th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,348,178 people. Chitondo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitondo live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitondo is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 1,164 people, or 1 in 13,617. In Zambia Chitondo is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 33 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 27 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.
Chitondo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citondo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitando | 88 | 976 | / |
| Chitonda | 88 | 46 | / |
| Chitundo | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shitondo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chithando | 82 | 366 | / |
| Tshitondo | 82 | 89 | / |
| Kitondo | 80 | 2,377 | / |
| Sitondo | 80 | 327 | / |
| Gitondo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zitondo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitanda | 75 | 10,057 | / |
| Chitunda | 75 | 6,327 | / |
| Saitondo | 75 | 116 | / |
| Kithondo | 75 | 51 | / |
| Keitondo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sithondo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chittanda | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chietunda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saithondo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchitanda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitandah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chittunda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Setondo | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Kitando | 67 | 311 | / |
| Kitonda | 67 | 90 | / |
| Sitando | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ketondo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zitonda | 67 | 24 | / |
| Citanda | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sitonda | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gitando | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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