Chipili Surname
Approximately 12,111 people bear this surname
Chipili Surname Definition:
Chipili is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: mountain.
Chipili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 11,673 | 1:1,358 | 190 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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.
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chipili in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିପିଲି | cipili | 75 |
| ଚିପିଳି | cipili | 25 |
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Footnotes
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