Shipulwa Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shipulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3381:7,1281,398
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Shipulwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shipulwa is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipulwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 818,364th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shipulwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 7,128. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 34 percent live, Erongo Region, where 18 percent live and Khomas Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Namibia Shipulwa occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipulwe7534/
Sepulva6712/
Sepulvea633/
Saipolua631/
Seipuluo631/
Sepulbea631/
Sepulveea591/
Sepulve538/
Sepulved5023/
Sepulvio505/
Sepulver501/
Sepuluer500/

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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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  • 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 Shipulwa
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