Chipenzi Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chipenzi Surname Definition:

Chipenzi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child born amidst problems.

Chipenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0341:14,9312,092
Zambia901:176,11012,058
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chipenzi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipenzi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: a child born amidst problems.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipenzi Last Name Facts

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

Chipenzi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chipenzi.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipenzi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 328,333rd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipenzi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chipenzi is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 14,931. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 18 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 8 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipenzi8873/
Chipenze8857/
Chipengi8852/
Chipinzi881/
Kipenzi80367/
Chipenge75183/
Chipense7567/
Siphenzi7528/
Chipinza7510/
Chipenje755/
Chipinsi751/
Sispenzi751/
Chipensa751/
Chipensha714/
Kipenze67103/
Sipenji6766/
Tshipengie6721/
Kipenji6719/
Sipensi677/
Hipenge671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipenzi
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