Chipupu Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
Chipupu Surname Definition:
Chipupu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strong wind / Gale.
Chipupu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 465 | 1:34,086 | 3,446 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Chipupu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Chipupu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: strong wind / Gale.
Chipupu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipupu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chipupu occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipupu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 617,991st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,633,626 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipupu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 34,086. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 45 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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