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

The surname Chitopo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitopo? popularity and diffusion

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

Chitopo is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 41,613. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 34 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 24 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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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