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 last name Chipoma is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipoma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name Chipoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipoma reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Chipoma is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 347 people, or 1 in 45,677. In Zambia Chipoma is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 24 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 24 percent live. Aside from Zambia Chipoma exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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