Chipiwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Chipiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chipiwa (2,899) may also be a first name.
Chipiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chipiwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chipiwa is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipiwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 134,928th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 2,899 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 47 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 32 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipfiwa | 93 | 18 | / |
| Chipewa | 86 | 1,295 | / |
| Chipuwa | 86 | 186 | / |
| Chipiwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuwa | 80 | 460 | / |
| Chippewa | 80 | 130 | / |
| Chipieva | 80 | 14 | / |
| Chiphuwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chipeswa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ciepiewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tshipiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipeway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sipiwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Chippeway | 75 | 65 | / |
| Chipeva | 71 | 188 | / |
| Kipaiwa | 71 | 109 | / |
| Chipewo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chipewe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shipewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Siphiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siepiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chepewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepiwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuva | 67 | 142 | / |
| Chipeeva | 67 | 78 | / |
| Chipfuwo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Shipieva | 67 | 46 | / |
| Chupiwoh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khipieva | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tchipeva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chupieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chipaibi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cipisvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czespiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shipiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chypieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiphuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipevad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kipaiwua | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis