Chipango Surname
Approximately 9,757 people bear this surname
Chipango Surname Definition:
Chipango is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a royal title.
Chipango Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6,489 | 1:2,443 | 324 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,218 | 1:12,675 | 1,692 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Chipango (6,017) may also be a first name.
Chipango Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chipango is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a royal title.
Chipango is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a secluded house where a woman is taken after persistent miscarriages for special rituals. The child that is thus born may be given this name.
Chipango is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sculpture / Statue (Royalty).
Chipango is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a barrier behind which women give birth in the village.
Chipango Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipango Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chipango occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipango? popularity and diffusion
Chipango is the 52,445th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 746,904 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipango are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chipango is also the 85,513th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 6,017 people.
Chipango is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 6,489 people, or 1 in 2,443. In Zambia Chipango is most common in: Western Province, where 44 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 18 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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