Chipoya Surname
Approximately 10,253 people bear this surname
Chipoya Surname Definition:
Chipoya is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: the royal mobile perch upon which the King sits and is carried around.
Chipoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,157 | 1:1,943 | 274 |
| Malawi | 1,804 | 1:9,490 | 1,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 209 | 1:73,867 | 10,930 |
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chipoya (365) may also be a first name.
Chipoya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chipoya is a surname of the Luba - Lunda tribe, meaning: the royal mobile perch upon which the King sits and is carried around.
Chipoya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: stretcher. One who goes out of their wat to assist others.
Chipoya is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: stretcher.
Chipoya is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: hammock.
Chipoya Demographics
Average Chipoya Salary in
South Africa
R 58,416
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chipoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chipoya is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,093rd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 710,772 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipoya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 455,540th most prevalent first name globally, held by 365 people.
It is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 8,157 people, or 1 in 1,943. In Zambia Chipoya is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 46 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Apart from Zambia Chipoya exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Chipoya Last Name Statistics demography
Chipoya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.42% less than the national average, earning R 58,416 per year.
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Footnotes
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