Chipanga Surname

32,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Chipanga Surname Definition:

Chipanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the shell of a tortoise.

Chipanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique12,9781:2,101523
Zimbabwe1,9521:7,909913
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Zambia5461:29,0293,005
Tanzania2681:197,54316,901
Kenya911:507,47125,695
South Africa801:677,22149,167
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England121:4,643,172139,951
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chipanga (58) may also be a first name.

Chipanga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the shell of a tortoise.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipanga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipanga is more commonly found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chipanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,185th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 440,149 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipanga are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mozambique, where it is carried by 12,978 people, or 1 in 2,101. Besides Mozambique this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.

Chipanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Chipanga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.48% less than the national average, earning R 93,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiphanga941/
Chipana9338,247/
Chipaga93378/
Hipanga9322/
Cipanga934/
Chipangaya891/
Chipango889,757/
Shipanga884,340/
Chidpana88292/
Chitpana8865/
Chiponga8854/
Chippana885/
Chipange885/
Chipaana883/
Chepanga882/
Chipanai881/
Chipanna881/
Chupanga881/
Haipanga881/
Chipagay881/
Cipana86103/
Hipana8667/
Chaipanha822,188/
Tshipanga821,249/
Chaipanna8279/
Chipannai8259/
Chaipanas8225/
Chiphango8210/
Chepangat827/
Chaipanat827/
Tchipango825/
Shipangaa822/
Chaipanad822/
Chidpanna821/
Kipanga8012,646/
Hipanat80139/
Sipanga8094/
Chepana8086/
Caipana8072/
Gipanga8030/
Hipango809/
Hoipana809/
Ciepana806/
Hipanad806/
Cihpana804/
Hispana803/
Hypanga802/
Hiponga802/
Chipago801/
Cipango801/
Zipanga801/
Haipana801/
Chaiphanna781,051/
Chaiphanat78157/
Choiphanna7881/
Chaiphanha782/
Chitpannha781/
Tshiopanga781/
Chaiphanad781/
Chipongo75674/
Shipango75272/
Tshipana75244/
Siphanga75103/
Chiponge7595/
Giphanga7548/
Kiphanga7527/
Chipamha7516/
Haypanga7510/
Chepangi758/
Chipanno757/
Cheepana756/
Chippano753/
Shipamga752/
Chepanap752/
Chepanas752/
Kipangga751/
Chipanoo751/
Chepagai751/
Chepagna751/
Chepanna751/
Chipongi751/
Khipangi751/
Sipangha751/
Shepanga751/
Saipanga751/
Tchepana751/
Caaipana751/
Caipaina751/
Chipanos751/
Tsipanga751/
Tshipango711,124/
Tshiponga71124/
Hepana7154/
Gipana7110/
Cipano719/
Jipana714/
Chepaanna713/
Ciepannat713/
Cepana712/
Heidpanah711/
Tshipamga711/
Gipaga711/
Cypana711/
Kipango67796/
Kiponga67390/
Sipango67275/
Cuipano67204/
Chipona6776/
Kepanga6768/
Giponga6718/
Hespana6715/
Jipagau674/
Chipogo671/
Chipono671/
Ceepana671/
Cepanna671/
Cheppanath671/
Scipano671/
Siponga671/
Tshiphango671/
Tsipana671/

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