Chipetu Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Chipetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 61 | 1:253,086 | 27,132 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
Chipetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chipetu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipetu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipetu are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 253,086. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 95 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 2 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipatu | 86 | 385 | / |
| Chipitu | 86 | 120 | / |
| Chipotu | 86 | 13 | / |
| Chepetui | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chepethu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipetu | 77 | 458 | / |
| Jipetu | 77 | 103 | / |
| Sipetu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gipetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chepeitui | 75 | 114 | / |
| Chepeytui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chetpettu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chepeituy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiphetu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chypatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jipethu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haipitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shipitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphethu | 67 | 246 | / |
| Jiphethu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Tsipetou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Shepetau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chepaitui | 63 | 18 | / |
| Chepaituy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sepetu | 62 | 779 | / |
| Kipitu | 62 | 34 | / |
| Kepetu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Sipitu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hepheastou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Koipitu | 57 | 31 | / |
| Saipitu | 57 | 12 | / |
| Kipitau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Jephetu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kiopitu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sephethu | 53 | 22 | / |
| Kipiotou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Sepetauz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kippetoe | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Chipetu
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