Chiposi Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chiposi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiposi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3001:51,4617,829
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Chiposi (103) may also be a first name.

Chiposi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chiposi is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chiposi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiposi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chiposi is the 821,713th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name Chiposi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chiposi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 103 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 51,461. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 51 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Chiposi Last Name Statistics demography

Chiposi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.62% more than the national average, earning R 433,968 per year.

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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 Chiposi
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