Chiipa Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chiipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chiipa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiipa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chiipa.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiipa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Chiipa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chiipa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Barring Malawi Chiipa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Iceland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiippa921/
Ciipa9111/
Chiepa8383/
Chiipe8310/
Ciipay836/
Chiipi832/
Cijipa831/
Chieppa772,133/
Chiyopa7710/
Chiepah771/
Chihepa771/
Tchiepa771/
Chihipo771/
Kiipa73118/
Giipa7325/
Siipa7310/
Jiipa731/
Chiiopio711/
Tchihipo711/
Chiohipe711/
Chiepe67183/
Kiippa6749/
Chiepo6721/
Hihepa6719/
Chiepi6715/
Siipai678/
Siipay677/
Kiipau677/
Chiitphet671/
Kiipha671/

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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 Chiipa
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