Pitoro Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Pitoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pitoro (106) may also be a first name.

Pitoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitoro (Oriya: ପିତର) occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitoro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pitoro is the 998,609th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pitoro reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 106 people.

The last name Pitoro is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Pitoro Last Name Statistics demography

Pitoro earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.54% less than the national average, earning R 112,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pithoro9241/
Pitorro9238/
Pistoro923/
Pitoros922/
Pitaro831,252/
Pitero83819/
Petoro8394/
Putoro8334/
Pitora833/
Pituro832/
Pitourous802/
Pittaro771,371/
Pištora77218/
Pistora77207/
Pethoro77176/
Piturro77161/
Pitorra77101/
Pitarro7792/
Pitarod7773/
Pietaro7716/
Pitaroh7714/
Puetoro7712/
Pitharo779/
Pittora774/
Paitaro773/
Pithora773/
Pidtora772/
Pitoura772/
Paitero771/
Poitaro771/
Pisturo771/
Pitaroa771/
Pittero771/
Petoros771/
Peatoro770/
Pittorra71189/
Pitouras7124/
Pisztora7120/
Pittarro712/
Pizturro711/
Pitturro711/
Pitterou711/
Pittaros711/
Pitoreau711/
Pitera671,577/
Pitura671,490/
Petero671,125/
Putero67290/
Putaro67140/
Peturo67118/
Pitara67118/
Petaro6746/
Piterà6733/
Petora6731/
Pytora6719/
Pyturo679/
Putora677/
Pittoreau673/
Peytourot671/
Pittaroth671/
Piterã671/

Pitoro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitoro in the Oriya language
ପିତରpitara80
ଫିତରphitara20

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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 Pitoro
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