Chipungu Surname
Approximately 5,105 people bear this surname
Chipungu Surname Definition:
Chipungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: eagle.
Chipungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,065 | 1:8,290 | 1,269 |
| Zambia | 1,368 | 1:11,586 | 1,335 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,216 | 1:12,696 | 1,702 |
| Tanzania | 351 | 1:150,831 | 13,693 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
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.
Chipungu Demographics
Average Chipungu Salary in
United States
$44,275 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hipungu | 93 | 34 | / |
| Chipunu | 93 | 7 | / |
| Chipugu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipongu | 88 | 76 | / |
| Chipunhu | 88 | 26 | / |
| Chipfunu | 88 | 10 | / |
| Shipungu | 88 | 6 | / |
| Tshipungu | 82 | 591 | / |
| Chipfunhu | 82 | 125 | / |
| Chipong'u | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chiphunhu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kipungu | 80 | 1,729 | / |
| Sipungu | 80 | 187 | / |
| Gipungu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chepunu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chipogu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siphungu | 75 | 352 | / |
| Kiphungu | 75 | 48 | / |
| Chipumhu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shipongu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chaipogu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chipfumhu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tshipongu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chepounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheapongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sepungu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jipughu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchepounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kepungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giphugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sephungu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Tshepunengu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ssepungu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saipongu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cheponu | 53 | 4 | / |
| Chepoghu | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chipungu
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