Chipili Surname

42,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipili Surname Definition:

Chipili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mountain.

Chipili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia11,6731:1,358190
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
England131:4,286,005132,302
India101:76,706,538639,611
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Chipili (608) may also be a first name.

Chipili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mountain.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipili (Oriya: ଚିପିଲି) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipili is the 42,978th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 601,729 people. The last name Chipili is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipili live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chipili is also the 338,872nd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 608 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 11,673 people, or 1 in 1,358. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 38 percent reside, Northern Province, where 25 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chipili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chipili in the Oriya language
ଚିପିଲିcipili75
ଚିପିଳିcipili25

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