Chipamba Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipamba Surname Definition:

Chipamba is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: ladle.

Chipamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5351:29,6263,059
Zimbabwe3581:43,1246,647
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chipamba (18) may also be a first name.

Chipamba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipamba is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: ladle.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipamba Last Name Facts

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

Chipamba is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 383,720th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,861,430 people. Chipamba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipamba live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chipamba is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 29,626. In Zambia Chipamba is most frequent in: Luapula Province, where 39 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchipamba9428/
Chiphamba949/
Chaipamba945/
Cipamba93130/
Chipemba88556/
Shipamba8821/
Chepamba889/
Chipambe884/
Chipambo882/
Chipomba881/
Chipambi881/
Tshipamba8225,049/
Chiphambo82235/
Chiepemba821/
Kipamba80666/
Sipamba80174/
Zipamba802/
Tshiphamba781/
Chipombe7515/
Chipombo7514/
Siphamba759/
Tsipamba754/
Chipembo752/
Kaipamba751/
Shipambo751/
Chaipanua711/
Tshipanba711/
Tchipombo711/
Sipambo67301/
Kipomba6727/
Kipambo679/
Kepamba678/
Sepamba671/
Sipomba671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipamba
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