Chipundu Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chipundu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7891:20,0892,232
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Chipundu (17) may also be a first name.

Chipundu Last Name Facts

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

Chipundu occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chipundu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipundu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 404,308th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. Chipundu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipundu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chipundu is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 20,089. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 43 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live and Northern Province, where 21 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipfundu941/
Shipundu884/
Chupundu881/
Chipondu881/
Tshipundu824/
Kipundu80405/
Zipundu801/
Sipundu801/
Siphundu751/
Kipumdu671/

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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 Chipundu
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