Hippo Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Hippo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hippo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Hippo (313) may also be a first name.

Hippo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hippo (Hindi: हिप्पो) occurs most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hippo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Hippo live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Hippo is also the 496,565th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 313 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Barring Malawi Hippo is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chippo91363/
Haippo9137/
Hippos9115/
Hippou9111/
Hippot913/
Khippo911/
Hippoo910/
Hipo89763/
Ippo8915/
Chieppo83142/
Chippoo832/
Khippou832/
Chioppo831/
Cheippo831/
Chippot831/
Hipos801,553/
Chipo801,047/
Hipou8065/
Hippa8043/
Hipoh8037/
Huipo8025/
Hoipo8023/
Ioppo8022/
Gippo8020/
Khipo8012/
Hiepo808/
Ippou807/
Haipo806/
Yippo803/
Heppo802/
Heipo801/
Hyppo801/
Hipot801/
Ippoh801/
Hipop801/
Chipphot77301/
Ipo752,759/
Chippa736,977/
Chipot73566/
Chipho73261/
Chaipo73217/
Hüppop73101/
Chipoy7357/
Ippohe7333/
Cheppo7326/
Chiepo7321/
Chipoi7314/
Chhipo7310/
Hipoit739/
Haipos737/
Huippa736/
Chitpo736/
Chipou734/
Khippa734/
Chipos733/
Hipoha733/
Hippat733/
Chiopo732/
Khipho731/
Chipoo731/
Hoipoi731/
Chipop731/
Chibpo731/
Jaippo731/
Hippha731/
Ohiepo731/
Haidpo731/
Chipoh731/
Chipoz731/
Chippô731/
Hoipoo731/
Khaipo731/
Hipoch730/
Ippa675,694/
Ipou674,384/
Chieppa672,133/
Aipo67868/
Hipa67646/
Chhippa67295/
Hippeau67174/
Chiphot67159/
Gipo67135/
Ipoh67126/
Hepo67115/
Yipo67107/
Ipoy6795/
Eppo6794/
Chaipot6794/
Chippas6790/
Uppo6786/
Chaipho6774/
Ipoi6773/
Jipo6766/
Hippach6760/
Chioppa6759/
Ipot6756/
Ipop6752/
Chitpho6747/
Hupo6740/
Khaipho6733/
Oipo6733/
Chippad6721/
Ipap6721/
Ipoo6721/
Ipos6718/
Cheipot6715/
Chaipos6711/
Chipoch6711/
Iepo6710/
Chipaph679/
Ipod678/
Ispo678/
Choipoi678/
Iopo677/
Hitphot676/
Hypo676/
Chaipoj676/
Chippaa674/
Ipho674/
Chaippa673/
Chaipoh673/
Chiphuo673/
Izpo672/
Chispoh672/
Cheippa672/
Ipoz672/
Ipfo672/
Chippha671/
Chiehpo671/
Hippatz671/
Ibpo671/
Hoiphod671/
Yppo671/
Chitpou671/
Chaipou671/
Chiepoh671/
Chippaz671/
Ijpo671/
Chiphou671/
Uipo671/
Ehpo671/
Chidpho671/
Hjpo671/
Khaipoj671/

Hippo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hippo in the Hindi language
हिप्पोhippo-

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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
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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 Hippo
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