Chipweti Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chipweti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chipweti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia731:217,12213,786
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chipweti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chipweti occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chipweti? popularity and diffusion

Chipweti is the 2,203,767th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chipweti reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 217,122. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 88 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found and Northern Province, where 1 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipwete88205/
Chipwiti881/
Chibwete7516/
Kipwiti6728/
Kibweti671/
Kipweta671/
Kipwete671/
Cibwete671/
Kibwete5350/
Kibwiti5334/
Kipwita5321/
Kibweta5310/
Kibbeti532/
Kipuiti531/

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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 Chipweti
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