Chipwele Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipwele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipwele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Chipwele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipwele is found most in Zambia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipwele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chipwele is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Chipwele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chipwele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,584,992. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 70 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 10 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Chipwele occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside and Malawi, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivwele88119/
Chibwele8810/
Hipwel864/
Hipwell802,534/
Kipwele8043/
Chepwel801/
Chipwila75185/
Chibwale75151/
Chibwela75106/
Kipwelea7580/
Chibwile7533/
Kimpwele7521/
Chipwili754/
Hippwell753/
Simpwele752/
Chipwail751/
Chibweli751/
Chipwaila712,234/
Kibwele6748/
Hepwell671/
Cipwila671/
Hipwill670/

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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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  • 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 Chipwele
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