Chipema Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Chipema Surname Definition:
Chipema is a surname of the Chokwe tribe, meaning: beauty.
Chipema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 170 | 1:93,235 | 7,611 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chipema (14) may also be a first name.
Chipema Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chipema is a surname of the Chokwe tribe, meaning: beauty.
Chipema is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: beauty.
Chipema is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: beauty / Wonderful person.
Chipema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chipema is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipema live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 93,235. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cipema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chipoma | 86 | 360 | / |
| Chipima | 86 | 172 | / |
| Chipama | 86 | 76 | / |
| Chipemo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chipeme | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shipema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tshipema | 80 | 636 | / |
| Chipemmi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Chipamha | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chipimai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chaipama | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chipemeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaipima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipema | 77 | 32 | / |
| Sipema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chiphimai | 75 | 136 | / |
| Chaipimai | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chipimahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaipimay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaipomma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipimo | 71 | 1,314 | / |
| Chaiphimai | 71 | 296 | / |
| Chiophimai | 71 | 225 | / |
| Chipamo | 71 | 210 | / |
| Chitphimai | 71 | 172 | / |
| Chipomo | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chipphimai | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chipime | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chaiphomma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sipeuma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chipimi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sipiema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hipimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipomho | 67 | 671 | / |
| Chuphima | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chipimhi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Chipamoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchipimo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chupimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaipyma | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipema
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