Chipungu Surname

93,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipungu Surname Definition:

Chipungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: eagle.

Chipungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,0651:8,2901,269
Zambia1,3681:11,5861,335
Zimbabwe1,2161:12,6961,702
Tanzania3511:150,83113,693
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Chipungu (22) may also be a first name.

Chipungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chipungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: eagle.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chipungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chipungu is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipungu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,463rd most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,427,531 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chipungu are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chipungu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,065 people, or 1 in 8,290. Other than Malawi it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live.

Chipungu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chipungu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning R 179,592 per year and in United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

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