Chipende Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chipende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chipende (10) may also be a first name.

Chipende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipende is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chipende click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipende? popularity and diffusion

Chipende is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chipende are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chipende is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 245,051. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 56 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 43 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipenda883,999/
Chipinde8873/
Chipendi881/
Tshipende821/
Kipende80381/
Sipende807/
Chipinda752,006/
Chipindi75437/
Shipendi75223/
Kipendje7521/
Tshipenda7134/
Tshipendi714/
Cespendes712/
Tshipinde711/
Kipenda67976/
Kipinde67638/
Chepnda67219/
Kipendi67176/
Sipendi6778/
Cependa6777/
Hependi6713/
Jipendi679/
Sipenda675/
Cipinda671/

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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 Chipende
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