Chipampata Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipampata Surname Definition:

Chipampata is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who arrives after much searching everywhere.

Chipampata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia521:304,80617,055
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chipampata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipampata is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who arrives after much searching everywhere.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipampata Last Name Facts

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

Chipampata is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chipampata.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipampata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipampata is the 2,506,728th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Chipampata are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Chipampata is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 304,806. In Zambia Chipampata is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 75 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipampata8441/
Chipempeti701/
Shipempeti601/
Chibambd561/
Shabumpete501/

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