Chiponya Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chiponya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiponya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia801:198,12413,036
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260

Chiponya Last Name Facts

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

Chiponya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiponya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Chiponya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiponya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 198,124. In Zambia Chiponya is most common in: Central Province, where 81 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 8 percent are found and Western Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found.

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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 Chiponya
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