Chipongo Surname
Approximately 674 people bear this surname
Chipongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 531 | 1:29,074 | 4,465 |
| Zambia | 120 | 1:132,083 | 9,814 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
Chipongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chipongo is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipongo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chipongo is the 491,125th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. The last name Chipongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipongo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 29,074. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 67 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipono | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipogo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipango | 88 | 9,757 | / |
| Chipungo | 88 | 117 | / |
| Chiponga | 88 | 54 | / |
| Chiponho | 88 | 7 | / |
| Chiphogo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hipono | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tshipongo | 82 | 377 | / |
| Chiphango | 82 | 10 | / |
| Tchipango | 82 | 5 | / |
| Tchiponou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Chaipouno | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chuiponoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kipongo | 80 | 358 | / |
| Chipona | 80 | 76 | / |
| Sipongo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hipango | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hiponga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cipango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chipago | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshiphongo | 78 | 31 | / |
| Chipanga | 75 | 16,557 | / |
| Chipunga | 75 | 876 | / |
| Chipomho | 75 | 671 | / |
| Shipango | 75 | 272 | / |
| Cheponot | 75 | 36 | / |
| Chepogho | 75 | 28 | / |
| Siphongo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Kipongoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kipong'o | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shepongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipanoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hipona | 71 | 1,282 | / |
| Tshipango | 71 | 1,124 | / |
| Tshiponga | 71 | 124 | / |
| Chepoghuo | 71 | 53 | / |
| Chepoghou | 71 | 31 | / |
| Tshipomgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipuinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiphanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheponnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepokgho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepoghoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tcheponno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipana | 67 | 38,247 | / |
| Kipango | 67 | 796 | / |
| Kiponga | 67 | 390 | / |
| Chipaga | 67 | 378 | / |
| Sipango | 67 | 275 | / |
| Kepongo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Hipanga | 67 | 22 | / |
| Giponga | 67 | 18 | / |
| Caypono | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sepongo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cipanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tcheponnou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tchepomnou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siponga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chittpoina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchepounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshiphango | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Chipongo
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