Shipili Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shipili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1431:110,8398,638
Namibia481:50,1966,143
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Shipili Last Name Facts

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

Shipili occurs most in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Shipili occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shipili are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Shipili is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 110,839. In Zambia Shipili is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 57 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sipili92231/
Chipili8612,111/
Shipila86324/
Sipilia8635/
Shipile8623/
Sipilis867/
Shipeli864/
Sippili864/
Saipili863/
Shepili862/
Shipuli861/
Sipaili861/
Sipioli861/
Siphili861/
Chippili8035/
Shipaila8018/
Schipila801/
Shipiloy801/
Sipilä773,578/
Sipila77555/
Sipile7764/
Sipeli7739/
Cipili7732/
Sepili778/
Sipuli773/
Supili772/
Sypili770/
Sipisilli751/
Chitpilai751/
Chitphilai71587/
Chipile71422/
Shipela71308/
Supaili7158/
Shupuli7156/
Supilih7138/
Shipele7123/
Sipaila7118/
Chipitelli7118/
Sipelis7114/
Sipelii7114/
Sepilia7113/
Shepeli7110/
Supilie7110/
Sipelia718/
Chipeli718/
Saipila716/
Shipely715/
Sepilio714/
Siphuli714/
Sipelit712/
Chepili712/
Seipuli712/
Siepila711/
Saipuli711/
Sipaile711/
Cippili711/
Seipilä711/
Sipulli711/
Sipihle711/
Shupily711/
Sippile710/
Siepiela67137/
Shiphela6710/
Cheppili675/
Chitpeli675/
Chepilai674/
Chipaile673/
Saipilay672/
Sippilay671/
Syphilis671/
Shipeley671/
Siepelie671/

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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 Shipili
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