Chitoru Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitoru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Chitoru (16) may also be a first name.

Chitoru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitoru is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitoru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitoru reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chitoru is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Chitoru is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Chitoru occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Chitoru
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