Chitoshi Surname
Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname
Chitoshi Surname Definition:
Chitoshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strong but soft hearted.
Chitoshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,273 | 1:6,973 | 836 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chitoshi (1,039) may also be a first name.
Chitoshi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chitoshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strong but soft hearted.
Chitoshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitoshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitoshi occurs most in Zambia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chitoshi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitoshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chitoshi is the 185,616th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,192,092 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitoshi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitoshi is also the 248,783rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,039 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,273 people, or 1 in 6,973. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 40 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Zambia Chitoshi occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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