Chipalu Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chipalu (17) may also be a first name.

Chipalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipalu (Hindi: चिपलु, Marathi: िचपळू, Oriya: ଚିପାଳୁ) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipalu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Chipalu are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chipalu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Chipalu is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 792,496. In Zambia Chipalu is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chippalu934/
Cipalu92195/
Hipalu926/
Chippallu881/
Shipalu8678/
Chipelu8634/
Chipolu8613/
Chepalu868/
Tshipalu8075/
Chippolu8014/
Cheppalu805/
Chepallu801/
Kipalu77112/
Sipalu7712/
Cepalu772/
Gipalu771/
Chippollu757/
Chittpolu751/
Kiphalu71274/
Kipaalu7130/
Gipalou7115/
Sipaleu7112/
Shipolu715/
Jaipalu713/
Kipalau712/
Chepolu712/
Sipaluh712/
Kipalou711/
Hepalau711/
Chupolu711/
Xhepaliu6722/
Sipaliau673/
Keipailu671/
Chepolus671/

Chipalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chipalu in the Hindi language
चिपलुcipalu-
Chipalu in the Oriya language
ଚିପାଳୁcipalu-
Chipalu in the Marathi language
िचपळूicapalu57.14
िचपळुicapalu28.57
चीपळुcipalu14.29

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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 Chipalu
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