Chipundo Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chipundo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipundo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1141:135,42317,730
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Angola41:6,747,3046,999

Chipundo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipundo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipundo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Chipundo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipundo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 36 percent reside and Harare Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe Chipundo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 7 percent reside and Angola, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tchipundo942/
Chipundoh942/
Chipondo88840/
Chipunda88113/
Chipfunda829/
Chiphondo821/
Kipundo80157/
Chiponda754,778/
Shipunda75197/
Tshipunda7168/
Tshipondo714/
Chipondah711/
Chiphonda711/
Sipondo67550/
Kipondo67203/
Kipunda6710/
Sipunda675/
Ciponda671/
Siphondo63183/
Kiphunda6355/
Kiphondo631/
Kuipunda631/
Tshiponda5934/
Kiponda535,556/
Siponda538/
Sepondo531/
Ceponda531/
Sephondo501/

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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 Chipundo
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