Kipatela Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kipatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2031:78,0786,664
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381

Kipatela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipatela is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipatela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 868,551st most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Kipatela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kipatela are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 78,078. In Zambia Kipatela is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 83 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipatala881/
Kupatela881/
Chipatela82829/
Kupetela7521/
Kipetelo751/
Kupatila751/
Cupatela751/
Keipatile7122/
Chipotela7114/
Kuppatala713/
Kupathala711/
Chipotele591/

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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 Kipatela
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