Chipoma Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Chipoma Surname Definition:
Chipoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfall.
Chipoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 347 | 1:45,677 | 4,399 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chipoma (13) may also be a first name.
Chipoma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chipoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfall.
Chipoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chipoma occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Chipoma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 785,023rd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipoma reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 13 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 45,677. In Zambia Chipoma is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Zambia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaipomma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chipuma | 86 | 362 | / |
| Chipema | 86 | 186 | / |
| Chipama | 86 | 76 | / |
| Chipomo | 86 | 31 | / |
| Chepoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shipoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphomma | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chaipoomma | 82 | 3 | / |
| Chipomho | 80 | 671 | / |
| Chipumha | 80 | 194 | / |
| Chipuuma | 80 | 56 | / |
| Tchipama | 80 | 22 | / |
| Chipamha | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chaipama | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chiphuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kipoma | 77 | 174 | / |
| Cipama | 77 | 45 | / |
| Sipoma | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hipomi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hipomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaipoomy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chipamahe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chiphumha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipfamat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipamo | 71 | 210 | / |
| Chipumo | 71 | 61 | / |
| Chipume | 71 | 33 | / |
| Chepomo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Hepomaa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shipama | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chipumi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chipame | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chaipoomee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chipemo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chipami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheposmach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siphoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sipomma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshipama | 67 | 1,672 | / |
| Chipumho | 67 | 141 | / |
| Chipfumo | 67 | 116 | / |
| Siphotma | 67 | 61 | / |
| Cepoymaz | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chipfume | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chiphumo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chipamoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siphomma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shipamga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chipamhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiphoomee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siphouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipemeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaipume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipumhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipaumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipamhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chipumee | 67 | 1 | / |
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