Chipeni Surname
Approximately 2,505 people bear this surname
Chipeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,248 | 1:7,615 | 1,125 |
| Zimbabwe | 187 | 1:82,557 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chipeni (92) may also be a first name.
Chipeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chipeni is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipeni? popularity and diffusion
Chipeni is the 171,816th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,909,200 people. Chipeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipeni reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 92 people.
The surname Chipeni is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,248 people, or 1 in 7,615. Not including Malawi Chipeni is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipfeni | 93 | 48 | / |
| Chipheni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chepeni | 86 | 160 | / |
| Chipini | 86 | 45 | / |
| Chipene | 86 | 15 | / |
| Chipenhe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chipfene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipayni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chippini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipinyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipinhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipeni | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kipenis | 71 | 37 | / |
| Kipenyi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chepene | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chipine | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kipenei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khepeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kipheni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chippine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khepheni | 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
- 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 Chipeni
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