Chapema Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Chapema Surname Definition:
Chapema is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who has taken his / her first breath.
Chapema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Zambia | 65 | 1:243,845 | 14,860 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chapema Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chapema is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who has taken his / her first breath.
Chapema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chapema is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chapema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 518,137th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chapema reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Other than Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeama | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hapema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chapima | 86 | 762 | / |
| Chapama | 86 | 216 | / |
| Caupema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaipama | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chapomma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chapimay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaipima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shapeema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hapima | 77 | 9 | / |
| Copema | 77 | 3 | / |
| Capima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hopema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Japema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaphimai | 75 | 320 | / |
| Schoppema | 75 | 131 | / |
| Chaipimai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chabpimai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chappimai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chaypimay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chatpimay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chatpimai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chappamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaupemhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaipomma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chabpimay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaipimay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphimai | 71 | 296 | / |
| Chapphimai | 71 | 81 | / |
| Capaima | 71 | 34 | / |
| Hoppema | 71 | 27 | / |
| Sappema | 71 | 22 | / |
| Chatphimai | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chaiphomma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chabphimai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shapima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaephimai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chadphimai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hapimaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chayphimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haapimaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hopeamaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khapimai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choppama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chopimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chatpimy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaipyma | 67 | 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 Chapema
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