Lipinga Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lipinga Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the Maluana in the District of Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique.

People carrying this surname belong to the Maronga ethnicity with the roots in Swaziland.

Lipinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Lipinga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the Maluana in the District of Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique.

People carrying this surname belong to the Maronga ethnicity with the roots in Swaziland.

- lipinga

Lipinga Last Name Facts

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

Lipinga is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lipinga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lipinga is the 1,052,587th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lipinga reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Lipinga is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Apart from Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Lipinga Last Name Statistics demography

Lipinga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.21% less than the national average, earning R 51,792 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipina928,229/
Lipenga8610,735/
Liepina865,787/
Lipingo8699/
Lupinga8661/
Lippina8616/
Lepinga864/
Lipinha863/
Laipina862/
Lipinge861/
Lipinau861/
Lipingi861/
Lupingay8047/
Lippenga8017/
Lipengah802/
Lippinad801/
Lipennga801/
Lipinger800/
Lepina771,060/
Lipino7734/
Lypina7716/
Lipena7711/
Lipiņa771/
Lupinggay751/
Lipinaitė751/
Lippinach750/
Lippinath750/
Lupenga712,956/
Lepinay71400/
Lepinat71160/
Lépinay7187/
Lespina7182/
Leipfinger7154/
Loipfinger7149/
Lipengo7134/
Lepenga7126/
Liepiņa7124/
Lyopina719/
Lépinau718/
Leapina716/
Lipenge715/
Llepina714/
Lepaina714/
Lupingo713/
Lépinat712/
Lephina712/
Lippino712/
Laypina712/
Lipeana711/
Lepinha711/
Liepena711/
Leypina711/
Lepinau711/
Lepngat711/
Lipenat711/
Lipenha711/
Lispino711/
Leppina711/
Leipyna711/
Lespinas67479/
Lespinat67105/
Lepineau6758/
Lippenat6731/
Lépinaux6724/
Lepehina6718/
Lespinay677/
Leipenat676/
Lepinaux676/
Luppenga676/
Lipheana672/
Lupengah671/
Lépineau671/

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