Malipilo Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malipilo Surname Definition:

Malipilo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wage / Reward.

Malipilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,2181:7,146852
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Malipilo (59) may also be a first name.

Malipilo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malipilo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wage / Reward.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malipilo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wage.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malipilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malipilo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Malipilo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malipilo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 178,787th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,051,736 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malipilo reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous forename globally, borne by 59 people.

The surname Malipilo is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 2,218 people, or 1 in 7,146. In Zambia Malipilo is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 46 percent live, Central Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malipila883/
Maliopelo821/
Maliphulo821/
'Maliopelo781/
Malliphulo781/
Malipula751,407/
Malipela759/
Moloipelo7122/
Mallipula7121/
Mallipulla671/
Malepela63118/
Malepula6375/
Malupula6349/
Molipela6334/
Molepelo631/
Mallepula591,773/
Mahlupela5918/
Malepulla594/
Malupulla593/
Maleepula592/
Mallepulla5611/
Mallepuula563/
Maleepulla561/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malipilo
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