Chitupa Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chitupa Surname User-submission:

The surname Chitupa means 'passport', or 'pass' during colonialism.

Chitupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7091:21,7753,273
Zambia4511:35,1443,551
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chitupa (46) may also be a first name.

Chitupa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Chitupa means 'passport', or 'pass' during colonialism.

- chitupa

Chitupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chitupa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chitupa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chitupa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 316,396th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitupa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chitupa is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 21,775. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 27 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Chitupa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chitupha931/
Chaitupa931/
Chitupai931/
Hitupa928/
Citupa921/
Chituphai8830/
Chitguppa888/
Chitupe86334/
Chitupi86127/
Shitupa8672/
Chitipa8614/
Cuitupa861/
Chitupo861/
Tshitupa801,129/
Chitgupi8023/
Kitupa77755/
Situpa7772/
Zitupa7713/
Gitupa771/
Chitguppi759/
Chetguppa751/
Chetipa7171/
Sithupa718/
Githupa711/
Sithupha67133/
Githupha671/
Situpo624/
Ketupa621/
Setupah5716/
Kitupei5714/
Ketupha578/
Kitupey575/
Sethupa572/
Zetoupa571/
Kitoupo571/
Ketoupa571/
Ketuphap5386/
Sethupha531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chitupa
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