Shipwata Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shipwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shipwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1191:20,2473,533
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shipwata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shipwata occurs most in Namibia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipwata? popularity and diffusion

Shipwata is the 1,658,108th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shipwata reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 20,247. In Namibia it is most common in: Omusati Region, where 60 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 35 percent reside and Kavango West Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipwata8895/
Shipuata8872/
Shipwati881/
Chipwatah821/
Chibwata7585/
Shibwato7577/
Chipwato754/
Chibwatha711/
Chipwater710/
Supuata671/
Chibwato63699/
Chibwate6318/
Shibueta631/
Sibuathai596/
Sebbata532,737/
Sebwato53390/
Sibbota531/
Ssebwato50765/
Saibuato50300/
Sebwaato5011/
Sebwatto504/
Chibuota501/
Zaibwato501/
Sebbatta501/
Saibbati501/
Sibuatui501/

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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 Shipwata
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