Chipamu Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chipamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Zambia241:660,41325,715
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chipamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipamu is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Chipamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Chipamu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chipamu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Chipamu is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 59 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haipamou802/
Chipemeu801/
Kipamu7795/
Chiphotmut7178/
Sipaimu7113/
Sipamau714/
Sipameu711/
Kipamou711/
Chepoemu671/
Cheposmut6314/
Sipomou571/

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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 Chipamu
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