Chipwatali Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chipwatali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipwatali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chipwatali Last Name Facts

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

Chipwatali is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipwatali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chipwatali are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Chipwatali
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