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 most common in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitopo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 751,291st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. Chitopo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitopo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 41,613. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 34 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name 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
  • 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 Chitopo
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