Shipyu Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shipyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shipyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1011:23,8553,962
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

Shipyu Last Name Facts

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

Shipyu has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shipyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shipyu is the 1,828,462nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Shipyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shipyu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 23,855. In Namibia Shipyu is primarily concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 77 percent live, Oshana Region, where 13 percent live and Hardap Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Namibia Shipyu is found in one country. It is also found in Mongolia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sipuyu839/
Shepyu831/
Shipiu831/
Shipeju772/
Chipuyu772/
Sipeyou771/
Shipfiu771/
Sipiu7330/
Supyu735/
Schipiou711/
Schiopoiu67121/
Shepiu6723/
Supeyu6710/
Chipéu674/
Suepyu671/
Sipius671/
Suphiu671/
Sheypeyou671/
Sephiu671/
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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 Shipyu
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