Chipama Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia681:233,08714,396
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Chipama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipama is found most in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Chipama is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Chipama reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chipama is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 233,087. In Zambia Chipama is most common in: Muchinga Province, where 81 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live and Luapula Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchipama9322/
Chipamha9316/
Chaipama937/
Cipama9245/
Chipamahe883/
Chipfamat881/
Chipoma86360/
Chipamo86210/
Chipema86186/
Shipama8612/
Chipame8610/
Chipami862/
Tshipama801,672/
Chipamoh803/
Shipamga802/
Chipamhe802/
Chipaumi801/
Chipamhi801/
Hipamo77128/
Kipama77122/
Sipama7749/
Jipama775/
Zipama773/
Gipama771/
Tshipamga751/
Chaipomma751/
Chipomo7131/
Siepama7124/
Kipamga7121/
Kiepama717/
Chaiphomma715/
Hippami715/
Sipamau714/
Chaipoomma713/
Chipemo712/
Sipamai711/
Kipaima711/
Shipoma711/
Sipaama711/
Tsipama711/
Chepoma711/
Saipama711/
Chipomho67671/
Sipaimah6710/
Haipamou672/
Khibpame671/
Siphamha671/
Siphamai671/
Sipaimad671/
Khippame671/
Chipemeu671/

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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 Chipama
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