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
The last name Choto (Bengali: ছোতো, Georgian: ჩოთო, Hindi: छोटू, Marathi: छोटू, Russian: Чото, Tibetan: མཆོ་ཏོག།) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Choto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Choto is the 44,937th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 630,793 people. The last name Choto is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Choto live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Choto is also the 77,940th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 6,951 people.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,530 people, or 1 in 3,408. In Zimbabwe Choto is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 29 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Choto occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in El Salvador, where 14 percent live and Bangladesh, where 14 percent live.
Choto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Choto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Choto last name grew 38,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Choto Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Choto surname are 15.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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