Chipewa Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,2551:13,6412,125
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Chipewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipewa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipewa is the 294,637th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. The surname Chipewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipewa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chipewa is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Besides Malawi Chipewa exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Chipewa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chipewa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Chipewa
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