Chitoro Surname
Approximately 953 people bear this surname
Chitoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 941 | 1:16,406 | 2,383 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chitoro (63) may also be a first name.
Chitoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chitoro is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitoro? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitoro is the 375,572nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitoro live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitoro is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 63 people.
The surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 16,406. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chitoro
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