Chipapala Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Chipapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 142 | 1:111,619 | 8,680 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Chipapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chipapala is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chipapala.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipapala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,359,010th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chipapala live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Chipapala is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 111,619. In Zambia Chipapala is most frequent in: Central Province, where 83 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Barring Zambia Chipapala occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cipapala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chepapala | 89 | 551 | / |
| Tshipapala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kipapala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chippapally | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chippapalli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipepela | 78 | 152 | / |
| Chipopola | 78 | 146 | / |
| Chepapali | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chipeppela | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kepapala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sepapala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheppapalli | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chipopolo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chipopoli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chupopola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kipopola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Hepapolet | 56 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chipapala
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