Chipele Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipele Surname Definition:

Chipele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: turtle dove.

Chipele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Chipele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: turtle dove.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipele has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipele? popularity and diffusion

Chipele is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipele are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Chipele is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia Chipele is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 71 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Chipele Last Name Statistics demography

Chipele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.87% less than the national average, earning R 7,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipfele937/
Chipelle933/
Chipelee931/
Chippele931/
Tchipele931/
Chiple92166/
Cipele9217/
Chipelehe889/
Tchipelet881/
Chippelle880/
Chipole861,352/
Chipale86738/
Chipile86422/
Chipela86309/
Hippele8677/
Chupele8670/
Cippele8633/
Chipple8623/
Shipele8623/
Cipelle8610/
Chipeli868/
Schiple864/
Caipele861/
Chepele861/
Chhiple861/
Scipele861/
Tchiple861/
Cipelie860/
Hipeley860/
Hiple83104/
Ciple8315/
Chipitelle825/
Scheippele820/
Chiphale80340/
Tshipele80116/
Chhipale8011/
Chepelei8010/
Czipelle809/
Coipelet807/
Choiphel806/
Chitpeli805/
Chipalle803/
Chipaile803/
Chepelle802/
Chippale801/
Shipeley801/
Chipaale801/
Tcheiple801/
Tchepele801/
Chipyole801/
Schipple800/
Tschippeley781/
Hipple772,238/
Heiple77693/
Shiple77362/
Cepele77327/
Kipele77319/
Zipele77271/
Sciple77238/
Sipele77124/
Hipeli7752/
Cheple7726/
Hipleh7724/
Cipeli7716/
Cipple7715/
Hepele779/
Hipela778/
Ciphle775/
Cipela773/
Cipile772/
Hipely771/
Cypele771/
Haiple770/
Ceiple770/
Cieple770/
Tshiepele75465/
Scheppele75168/
Schepeler75149/
Chaipalee7535/
Schepelle7524/
Cheppelle752/
Tshiphele752/
Hippesley751/
Chepeless751/
Chaipheli751/
Chiophile750/
Shippeley750/
Chipili7112,111/
Chipila71630/
Chepela71627/
Hippeli71416/
Shipela71308/
Hippely71139/
Chipali7184/
Ciepela7139/
Chepely7130/
Tcheple7128/
Shipile7123/
Kiepele7119/
Chipitelli7118/
Scheple7116/
Khipple7113/
Cepeler7110/
Saipele719/
Chephel719/
Tscheppele719/
Sispele719/
Chepole718/
Khipeli717/
Chepile717/
Chepeli717/
Shipely715/
Kippele715/
Shepele715/
Kipeles715/
Shipeli714/
Chipoly714/
Siphele714/
Shipple712/
Chepale712/
Cepeles712/
Tsipele712/
Sipehle712/
Chaiphalee712/
Chipaly711/
Chipealich711/
Cipiela711/
Scheppelle711/
Sipelle711/
Shipgel711/
Ziepele711/
Keipele711/
Sipelea711/
Dzipele711/
Cipelia711/
Cipelis711/
Cepelea711/
Kipelet711/
Chipechill710/
Scheppeler710/
Scipple710/
Ciepiela672,367/
Siple671,476/
Chipaila67727/
Keipeile67615/
Hespeler67323/
Heppeler67204/
Tshipela67201/
Cheppela67168/
Ceple67167/
Tschäppeler67121/
Hüppeler6774/
Heppelle6748/
Chipalli6741/
Chhephel6739/
Chupalle6737/
Chippili6735/
Heple6727/
Tshepele6727/
Zhepeleu6723/
Chippali6716/
Tshipile6714/
Chepalle6712/
Chaipila6711/
Shiphela6710/
Kaipelea679/
Schepple678/
Cheppeli677/
Ţiple675/
Cheepeli674/
Chaipali674/
Chepelis673/
Cheppale673/
Chippila673/
Hyple673/
Ciepeila672/
Chhipail672/
Tsiphele672/
Chepelys672/
Schipila671/
Ceipiela671/
Chepeala671/
Chepeali671/
Chetpeli671/
Hippelih671/
Schippetell671/
Seippele671/
Shaiphel671/
Häppeler671/
Tchipili671/
Czipiela671/
Schepfle671/
Chiphila671/
Chepolei671/
Tshiphle671/
Siepelie671/
Heispeil670/
Sippelle670/

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