Chipoma Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipoma Surname Definition:

Chipoma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waterfall.

Chipoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3471:45,6774,399
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England41:13,929,515290,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

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