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
The surname Chipoma is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chipoma.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipoma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipoma are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.
The surname Chipoma is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 45,677. In Zambia Chipoma is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 24 percent reside. Other than Zambia this last name occurs 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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