Shipopa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shipopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1791:88,5477,336
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Namibia51:481,88011,140
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Shipopa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shipopa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shipopa.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipopa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shipopa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Shipopa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 88,547. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 56 percent reside, Central Province, where 13 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipoopa931/
Sipopa92104/
Schipoppa881/
Chipopa86265/
Shipapa868/
Shipoopi802/
Shipapai801/
Sipapa77135/
Sepopa77100/
Sipopo7793/
Sipepa7772/
Sipopi7710/
Sipope774/
Schipappa755/
Chipapa711,225/
Chipope71378/
Shipapo71106/
Chipopo7146/
Shipape7115/
Shipepo715/
Shipapi713/
Chipopi711/
Chipapau6739/
Sipaupau6729/
Chaipapa6711/
Siphepha677/
Siphopho672/
Chippapa671/
Sipaphay671/
Saipopoo671/
Shipaphi671/
Chipoopo671/

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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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  • 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 Shipopa
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