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 carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipili is the 42,978th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 601,729 people. The surname Chipili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipili reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chipili is also the 338,872nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 608 people.

Chipili is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 11,673 people, or 1 in 1,358. In Zambia Chipili is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 38 percent live, Northern Province, where 25 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chipili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chipili in the Oriya language
ଚିପିଲିcipili75
ଚିପିଳିcipili25

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