Chitopo Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3711:41,6136,424
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chitopo Last Name Facts

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

Chitopo is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitopo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chitopo is the 751,291st most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitopo reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 41,613. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 34 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitopho932/
Hitopo921/
Chitepo86590/
Chitopa86193/
Chitapo8643/
Chitopas804/
Chitapod802/
Chithopa801/
Chitopfa801/
Chetopot801/
Kitopo7710/
Gitopo771/
Chitophat7514/
Chitapa71865/
Chitepa71162/
Chittophat7136/
Kitopos715/
Hitapot714/
Hytopou712/
Sitopoi711/
Chetapo711/
Kitoupo711/
Chitappa6767/
Sithopho674/
Chittapa673/
Chithapa672/
Chaitepa671/
Chaitapa671/
Chithepa671/
Chitapha671/

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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 Chitopo
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