Chipuwe Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Chipuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Chipuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chipuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chipuwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Chipuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chipuwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipuwe reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chipuwe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Chipuwe is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 67 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 11 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipuhwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chipowe | 86 | 413 | / |
| Chipuwa | 86 | 186 | / |
| Shipuwe | 86 | 105 | / |
| Chipuve | 86 | 70 | / |
| Chipfuwa | 80 | 460 | / |
| Chiphuwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tshipuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schiphouwer | 78 | 141 | / |
| Schiphauwer | 78 | 47 | / |
| Sipuwe | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kipuwe | 77 | 20 | / |
| Hipuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchepeuwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sipouwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sipeuwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hipuwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chipfuva | 67 | 142 | / |
| Tshipuwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shiepuwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiphuva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chipuwe
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