Choto Surname
Approximately 11,553 people bear this surname
Choto Surname User-submission:
The Choto surname comes from the Shona language, meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace'.
Choto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,530 | 1:3,408 | 265 |
| El Salvador | 1,656 | 1:3,831 | 452 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Ecuador | 1,303 | 1:12,207 | 1,947 |
| Japan | 579 | 1:220,802 | 9,491 |
| Thailand | 529 | 1:133,532 | 20,614 |
| United States | 389 | 1:931,771 | 69,805 |
| Zambia | 162 | 1:97,839 | 7,878 |
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Honduras | 117 | 1:75,354 | 1,503 |
| Pakistan | 115 | 1:1,553,425 | 16,639 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Guatemala | 68 | 1:236,510 | 4,065 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Choto (6,951) may also be a first name.
Choto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Choto surname comes from the Shona language, meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace'.
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Choto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Choto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Choto (Bengali: ছোতো, Georgian: ჩოთო, Hindi: छोटू, Marathi: छोटू, Russian: Чото, Tibetan: མཆོ་ཏོག།) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choto? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,937th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 630,793 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Choto reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,940th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 6,951 people.
The surname Choto is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,530 people, or 1 in 3,408. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 29 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 14 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 14 percent are found.
Choto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Choto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Choto last name rose 38,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Choto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Choto surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.05% being registered with the political party.
The amount Choto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.01% less than the national average, earning R 111,660 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $42,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $56,473 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Choto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choto in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩოთო | choto | - |
| Choto in the Bengali language | ||
| ছোতো | choto | - |
| Choto in the Marathi language | ||
| छोटू | chotu | 80 |
| छोटु | chotu | 20 |
| Choto in the Hindi language | ||
| छोटू | chotu | 63.64 |
| छोटो | choto | 27.27 |
| छोतो | choto | 9.09 |
| Choto in the Tibetan language | ||
| མཆོ་ཏོག། | chotok | 50 |
| ཆོ་རྟོག། | chotok | 50 |
| Choto in the Russian language | ||
| Чото | coto | - |
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Footnotes
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