Chipindo Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chipindo Surname Definition:

Chipindo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wing.

Chipindo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Angola361:749,7002,649
Zambia231:689,12726,212
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Chipindo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipindo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wing.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipindo Last Name Facts

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

Chipindo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipindo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Chipindo is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chipindo are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 230,421. In Zimbabwe Chipindo is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 30 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 22 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 27 percent live and Zambia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipendo883,524/
Chipinda882,006/
Shipindo88379/
Tchipendo824/
Tchipinda821/
Kipindo80186/
Cipinda801/
Chipenda753,999/
Shipinda751/
Sipiondo751/
Tshipinda71295/
Kipendo671,215/
Kipinda67338/
Chepnda67219/
Sipinda67159/
Sipendo67129/
Zipendo671/
Tchepnda636/
Chypynda632/
Chepynda631/
Tsipinda631/
Dzipendo631/
Siphendo631/
Tshipenda5934/
Kepndo5711/
Kipenda53976/
Cependa5377/
Sipenda535/
Kipemdo531/
Kepinda531/
Shependa5094/
Kaipenda501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipindo
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