Chipeya Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipeya Surname User-submission:

The Chipeya surname means 'humble'.

Chipeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Zambia221:720,45126,729
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Chipeya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Chipeya surname means 'humble'.

- Lihle Chipeya

Chipeya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipeya occurs most in Malawi. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipeya is the 617,991st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipeya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chipeya is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

Chipeya Last Name Statistics demography

Chipeya earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 114.65% more than the national average, earning R 510,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipey925/
Hipeya921/
Chipoya8610,253/
Chipaya86616/
Chipuya8682/
Chippey8614/
Chipiya869/
Chipeyi868/
Chipeye865/
Chepeya863/
Chiphey861/
Schipea861/
Chipeja861/
Cipea835/
Hipea831/
Hipey830/
Chipfuya80114/
Schiopea8050/
Chiphaya809/
Chipfiya806/
Chaipaya805/
Șchiopea804/
Chiphead803/
Chiopiya801/
Chipaaya801/
Shipheya801/
Chaipiya801/
Chaipead801/
Kipeya77189/
Chipau77143/
Hippey77136/
Chipay7794/
Sipeya7772/
Chipoy7757/
Chepey7748/
Cipaya7748/
Chipai7746/
Cipiya7722/
Chipeu7721/
Chipee7720/
Hipuya7720/
Hipoya7719/
Chipie7719/
Hipaya7714/
Shipey779/
Chipei779/
Chipae776/
Chipaj775/
Hepeya775/
Chipaa774/
Chupey773/
Cipeha771/
Cipuya771/
Chipue771/
Chipayaya7541/
Chaiphiya756/
Chiphayap754/
Chitpayap754/
Chaipayad753/
Chaiphaya751/
Chaipheat751/
Shippey712,016/
Chipayo71572/
Chaipay71559/
Chipaux71466/
Chipowe71413/
Chipaye71348/
Chipoyi71261/
Shipuya71170/
Chipiyo71161/
Chepeha71139/
Chipaia71118/
Chipawe71106/
Chipayi71102/
Hipayat7198/
Chipeio7191/
Chipoyo7134/
Chipuye7130/
Shipiya7123/
Schipae7121/
Chippie7118/
Chipiye7114/
Schipai7112/
Chypeha7112/
Chitphayap7111/
Chepaya7110/
Chepiya719/
Chaipae718/
Chipuha716/
Chupaya716/
Chupiya715/
Chipaji715/
Haipiya715/
Chipais715/
Chippaa714/
Shipoya714/
Caipaya714/
Cihpaya714/
Ciepaya714/
Haipaya713/
Chipaje713/
Chaipee713/
Chaipej712/
Chipoye712/
Chaipei712/
Chipuia712/
Chaipai712/
Chipoia712/
Chippay711/
Chhipai711/
Shipaya711/
Shiphey711/
Cheapea711/
Tchipau711/
Tchipeu711/
Tsipeya711/
Chepeyi711/
Chephey711/
Chipahu711/
Chipaju711/
Shipeye711/
Chuipai711/
Zhipeyi711/
Chaipuy711/
Chaitpayap711/
Cheypai711/
Hipayah711/
Hispeey710/
Tshipoya67623/
Tshipaya67328/
Chipault67297/
Chaiphai67237/
Tshipiya67219/
Tshipuya67192/
Chippaux67141/
Hepea6752/
Hipay6749/
Cipei6741/
Cipau6740/
Chhupiya6733/
Sipea6725/
Choiphai6721/
Cipaa6717/
Chhipiye6716/
Chippaye6716/
Cipai6712/
Cipaj6711/
Hipai6710/
Gipey679/
Cepea676/
Cipay676/
Jipea676/
Chiophai674/
Cipae674/
Cipoy673/
Hipau672/
Khipayah671/
Khippiya671/
Chippeux671/
Chitpaju671/
Cheppaya671/
Schipawe671/
Chipyoyo671/
Shipuyah671/
Tchepoya671/
Tchipeio671/
Tchipoia671/
Tshipeja671/
Haipayas671/
Chuiphae671/
Cipie671/
Chaiphae671/
Chepeyet671/
Chipieje671/
Chiophae671/
Chipaaye671/
Chipajah671/
Chaiphoe671/
Chitpaid671/
Hipaj671/
Shiphead670/
Zipey670/
Sipey670/

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