Chipeni Surname

171,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,2481:7,6151,125
Zimbabwe1871:82,55712,049
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
India51:153,413,076951,030
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Iceland21:190,0456,825
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 occurs most in Malawi. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,816th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,909,200 people. It is predominantly found 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 common first name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,248 people, or 1 in 7,615. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipfeni9348/
Chipheni931/
Chepeni86160/
Chipini8645/
Chipene8615/
Chipenhe8011/
Chipfene801/
Chipayni801/
Chippini801/
Chipinyi801/
Chipinhi801/
Kipeni7727/
Kipenis7137/
Kipenyi715/
Chepene715/
Chipine714/
Kipenei711/
Khepeni711/
Kipheni711/
Chepini711/
Chippine671/
Khepheni671/

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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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