Chipatu Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Chipatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3361:157,56414,138
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chipatu Last Name Facts

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

Chipatu (Marathi: िचपटू) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipatu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Chipatu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 157,564. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 49 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 35 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipetu8671/
Chipotu8613/
Shipatu862/
Chepatu861/
Chypatu861/
Tshipatu8021/
Kipatu77301/
Sipatu77209/
Jipatu771/
Gipatu771/
Chepaitui7518/
Chepaituy751/
Sipatau712/
Gipathu711/
Chepetui6734/
Heapatus671/
Chepethu671/
Hipoutus671/
Shephatu671/
Chepeitui63114/
Chepeytui631/
Chepeituy631/
Sepatu626/
Kipotu623/
Hepheastou591/
Kepatou5738/
Zepatou5732/
Tsipotu572/
Kepatau571/
Sepaitu571/
Kipoutou53562/
Tsipotou53536/
Zeppatou5324/
Chepotoo5311/
Keepattu531/
Jaipothu531/
Kaipothu531/

Chipatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chipatu in the Marathi language
िचपटूicapatu-

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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 Chipatu
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