Chipapa Surname
Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname
Chipapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 784 | 1:20,217 | 2,245 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Tanzania | 95 | 1:557,280 | 35,395 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chipapa (28) may also be a first name.
Chipapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chipapa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 308,137th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,949,017 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipapa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Chipapa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 20,217. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 27 percent reside, Central Province, where 18 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipapau | 93 | 39 | / |
| Chaipapa | 93 | 11 | / |
| Tchipapa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chippapa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cipapa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Schipappa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Chaiphapa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chipapioa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chipapi | 86 | 916 | / |
| Chipepa | 86 | 654 | / |
| Chipape | 86 | 386 | / |
| Chipopa | 86 | 265 | / |
| Ciepapa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Shipapa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chipapo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Cipappa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hiepapa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshipapa | 80 | 221 | / |
| Chipaupe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chepapai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchipopa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shipapai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipaipi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipapa | 77 | 571 | / |
| Sipapa | 77 | 135 | / |
| Jipapa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Cepapa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hjpapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gipapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hepapa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hipape | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tshipapay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaipapay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tshitpapa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schipoppa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipepo | 71 | 2,741 | / |
| Chepape | 71 | 1,737 | / |
| Chipope | 71 | 378 | / |
| Shipopa | 71 | 194 | / |
| Shipapo | 71 | 106 | / |
| Chipopo | 71 | 46 | / |
| Shepapa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Chepapi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kipapai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Haipapi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Koipapa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaipapa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Quipapa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chipopi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepapo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caypapa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chupapo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshiphapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaipapa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kipappa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshipopa | 67 | 274 | / |
| Chiphepo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sipaupau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kipaipai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sipaphay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giphapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaipapai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaipepo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipoopo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shipoopa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chipapa
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