Chitowo Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chitowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1461:105,74114,710
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chitowo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chitowo is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitowo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chitowo are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chitowo is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 105,741. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 54 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 12 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Chitowo Last Name Statistics demography

Chitowo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.98% less than the national average, earning R 16,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitawo861,619/
Chitowa86346/
Chitewo86298/
Chituwo86129/
Chitobo8655/
Chitovo8644/
Chitohwa80128/
Chitowat8060/
Chitovho8020/
Haitouwo801/
Chittowa800/
Kitowo7756/
Sitowo774/
Chitowath751/
Tshiotowo751/
Tchitouwa751/
Chitawood751/
Chistovoy751/
Schitovoy751/
Chituwa71642/
Chitawa71403/
Chitoba71156/
Chitova71151/
Chitabo71117/
Chitewa7159/
Shitobo7112/
Kitowoi718/
Kitowoy716/
Chitová714/
Kitoywo711/
Shchitovoy711/
Haitowa711/
Chetobo711/
Chitevo711/
Kitowoo711/
Chistova676,746/
Schitova67225/
Chitahwa67159/
Chitawat67131/
Tshitobo6741/
Chitovas6719/
Chitawha6710/
Chaitova678/
Chittawa675/
Citawots673/
Chitovad672/
Shitovoy672/
Tshitowa671/
Chitehwa671/
Chitawad671/
Chitauwa671/

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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 Chitowo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis