Chitupa Surname
Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname
Chitupa Surname User-submission:
The surname Chitupa means 'passport', or 'pass' during colonialism.
Chitupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 709 | 1:21,775 | 3,273 |
| Zambia | 451 | 1:35,144 | 3,551 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chitupa (46) may also be a first name.
Chitupa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Chitupa means 'passport', or 'pass' during colonialism.
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Chitupa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chitupa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chitupa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chitupa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chitupa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chitupa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 316,396th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. Chitupa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chitupa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chitupa is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 709 people, or 1 in 21,775. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 27 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Chitupa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitupha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chaitupa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chitupai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hitupa | 92 | 8 | / |
| Citupa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chituphai | 88 | 30 | / |
| Chitguppa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chitupe | 86 | 334 | / |
| Chitupi | 86 | 127 | / |
| Shitupa | 86 | 72 | / |
| Chitipa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Cuitupa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitupo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshitupa | 80 | 1,129 | / |
| Chitgupi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kitupa | 77 | 755 | / |
| Situpa | 77 | 72 | / |
| Zitupa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gitupa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chitguppi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chetguppa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chetipa | 71 | 71 | / |
| Sithupa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Githupa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sithupha | 67 | 133 | / |
| Githupha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Situpo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ketupa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Setupah | 57 | 16 | / |
| Kitupei | 57 | 14 | / |
| Ketupha | 57 | 8 | / |
| Kitupey | 57 | 5 | / |
| Sethupa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zetoupa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kitoupo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ketoupa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ketuphap | 53 | 86 | / |
| Sethupha | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chitupa
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