Chipondo Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipondo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipondo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Zambia891:178,08912,157
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834

Chipondo (67) may also be a first name.

Chipondo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chipondo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chipondo occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipondo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 414,602nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,675,650 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipondo reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 67 people.

Chipondo is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Barring Malawi Chipondo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 18 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Chipondo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chipondo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiphondo941/
Chiponda884,778/
Chipando88257/
Chipundo88127/
Chiphando829/
Tshipondo824/
Chipundoh822/
Tchiponda821/
Tchepondo821/
Chiphonda821/
Chipondah821/
Sipondo80550/
Kipondo80203/
Zipondo8014/
Ciponda801/
Chipanda754,606/
Ziphondo75347/
Siphondo75183/
Chipunda75113/
Kiphondo751/
Zaipondo751/
Chepochendo749/
Chiphanda71288/
Tshiponda7134/
Chipfunda719/
Tshipando711/
Tchipanda711/
Chipandah711/
Chaiphondash701/
Chepocheendo701/
Kiponda675,556/
Kipando67183/
Sipando6726/
Siponda678/
Ziponda677/
Cipanda674/
Hipanda672/
Sepondo671/
Ceponda671/
Gepondo671/

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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 Chipondo
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