Chipalu Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Chipalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippalu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Cipalu | 92 | 195 | / |
| Hipalu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chippallu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shipalu | 86 | 78 | / |
| Chipelu | 86 | 34 | / |
| Chipolu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Chepalu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tshipalu | 80 | 75 | / |
| Chippolu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Cheppalu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Chepallu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipalu | 77 | 112 | / |
| Sipalu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Cepalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gipalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chippollu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Chittpolu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiphalu | 71 | 274 | / |
| Kipaalu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gipalou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sipaleu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shipolu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jaipalu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kipalau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chepolu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sipaluh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kipalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hepalau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chupolu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Xhepaliu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sipaliau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keipailu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepolus | 67 | 1 | / |
Chipalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chipalu in the Hindi language | ||
| चिपलु | cipalu | - |
| Chipalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିପାଳୁ | cipalu | - |
| Chipalu in the Marathi language | ||
| िचपळू | icapalu | 57.14 |
| िचपळु | icapalu | 28.57 |
| चीपळु | cipalu | 14.29 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Chipalu
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