Chapepa Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chapepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9411:18,1922,844
Zimbabwe6801:22,7033,422
Zambia541:293,51716,670
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Chapepa (106) may also be a first name.

Chapepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chapepa is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapepa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,514th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. The last name Chapepa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chapepa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chapepa is also the 915,176th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 106 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Chapepa Last Name Statistics demography

Chapepa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hapepa924/
Capepa924/
Chapapa86119/
Haspepa8637/
Chepepa864/
Chapopa861/
Shaapepa804/
Chapaapa801/
Chaipepo801/
Sapepa771,439/
Hapepy77520/
Hapipa77459/
Hapepi7721/
Japepa774/
Hapepe774/
Capipa772/
Zapepa771/
Chaipipat7569/
Chaiphapa752/
Hapipah712,152/
Tsapepa7164/
Chapopo7116/
Khapepe7114/
Siapepa7112/
Saphepa717/
Hapipat716/
Chapipi712/
Chaipipatt711/
Chepypa711/
Sapepga711/
Khapipa711/
Capepey711/
Capipay711/
Chepapo711/
Chaiphipat711/
Chaipiphat711/
Hapeppy711/
Chaiphiphat671,186/
Tsapepas67174/
Chaipapa6711/
Chapipis679/
Chopipah678/
Chepapai671/
Capaypay671/
Haipipai671/
Cappeppo671/

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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 Chapepa
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