Chilupe Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Chilupe Surname Definition:
Chilupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big, round and shallow disk made from dried reeds. It is used for the seperation of husks from pounded grain by skillfully tossing the grain up and down while blowing away the husks.
Read More About This SurnameChilupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 106 | 1:149,528 | 10,754 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chilupe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chilupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big, round and shallow disk made from dried reeds. It is used for the seperation of husks from pounded grain by skillfully tossing the grain up and down while blowing away the husks.
Chilupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chilupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chilupe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chilupe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chilupe are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 149,528. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live and Luapula Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Zambia Chilupe occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiloup | 86 | 106 | / |
| Chilupa | 86 | 46 | / |
| Chilipe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chisloup | 80 | 31 | / |
| Chilupui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chilipee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kilupe | 77 | 70 | / |
| Gilupe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Silupe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Huilup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chelup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chiluv | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zilupe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hislup | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chailloup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiloub | 71 | 170 | / |
| Chilipi | 71 | 159 | / |
| Haislup | 71 | 53 | / |
| Heislup | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chelipe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chulupi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Silupet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cuilupa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilouppe | 67 | 189 | / |
| Schelupa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kailaupe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shchelupets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheluppi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chulupyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilippi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helluper | 67 | 0 | / |
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