Shipapa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shipapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shipapa (8) may also be a first name.

Shipapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shipapa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shipapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shipapa live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shipapa is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 8 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipapai931/
Sipapa92135/
Schipappa885/
Chipapa861,225/
Shipopa86194/
Shipapo86106/
Shepapa8643/
Shipape8615/
Shipapi863/
Chipapau8039/
Sipaupau8029/
Chaipapa8011/
Shipoopa801/
Shipaphi801/
Sipaphay801/
Chippapa801/
Sipapo77694/
Sipopa77104/
Supapa77103/
Sipepa7772/
Sipapi7740/
Sepapa7734/
Cipapa7717/
Sipape771/
Siphaphat754/
Sipatphay754/
Chaiphapa752/
Siphaphai751/
Schipoppa751/
Chipapi71916/
Chipape71386/
Chipopa71265/
Siphaiphai7114/
Supapha717/
Chipapo717/
Shipepo715/
Supapai715/
Shepape715/
Sipapet714/
Cipappa713/
Siepapi711/
Sipapei711/
Shepapy711/
Suphapa711/
Suphapha671,221/
Shipoopi672/
Sephapha671/
Chipaupe671/
Chepapai671/
Chipaipi671/

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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 Shipapa
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