Chipekwe Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Zambia1391:114,0288,832
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Chipekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipekwe occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 632,228th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipekwe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chipekwe is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Chipekwe Last Name Statistics demography

Chipekwe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipakwe88129/
Chipekwa882/
Chipokwe881/
Tchipekoue782/
Chipegwa75108/
Chipikwa751/
Tchepekoue672/
Chipique631/
Chipoque631/
Tchepegue591/
Tchepekui591/

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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 Chipekwe
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