Chipaka Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipaka Surname Definition:

Chipaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big boundary.

Chipaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Tanzania1931:274,30921,578
Zimbabwe1191:129,73317,214
Zambia1011:156,93011,128
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chipaka (10) may also be a first name.

Chipaka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipaka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a big boundary.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipaka Last Name Facts

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

Chipaka (Marathi: चीपका, Russian: Чипака) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipaka? popularity and diffusion

Chipaka is the 324,001st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipaka live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chipaka is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The surname Chipaka is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 23,387. Excluding Malawi Chipaka occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chipaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chipaka in the Marathi language
चीपकाcipaka-
Chipaka in the Russian language
Чипакаcipaka-

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