Sipalo Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sipalo Surname Definition:

Sipalo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: census.

Sipalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8191:19,3532,153
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Namibia51:481,88011,140
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šipalo (27) are calculated separately.

Sipalo (194) may also be a first name.

Sipalo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sipalo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: census.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sipalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sipalo (Hindi: सिपालो, Russian: Сипало) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šipalo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipalo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 410,325th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. The surname Sipalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sipalo live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sipalo is also the 651,944th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 194 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 19,353. In Zambia Sipalo is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 47 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent live and Central Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šipalo9427/
Sipaylo92382/
Shipalo9225/
Siphalo927/
Sipailo925/
Sipajlo923/
Sipaulo921/
Shipaylo8641/
Seiphalo8637/
Sipala832,080/
Sypalo831,008/
Sipolo83935/
Sepalo83107/
Gipalo8312/
Sipelo837/
Cipalo835/
Sipaulloh8025/
Schipaylo802/
Chipalo771,901/
Seipelo77205/
Seipala77179/
Sippala77175/
Shipala77131/
Siphala77106/
Shipolo7787/
Scipolo7784/
Saipala7784/
Sypailo7771/
Jitpalo7733/
Sipajło7730/
Siphelo7727/
Shepalo7723/
Sipaala7719/
Sipaila7718/
Sipayla7717/
Gipalou7715/
Sypaylo7713/
Djipalo7712/
Sipaleu7712/
Sipoloa7710/
Sepahlo779/
Sipalla775/
Sipalia774/
Sipholo774/
Jipalot773/
Gipallo773/
Sepalou772/
Sepaelo772/
Sippolo771/
Seppalo771/
Saipolo771/
Sepallo771/
Sipoloh771/
Sipoulo771/
Sipelyo771/
Siepala771/
Sephalo771/
Cipallo771/
Shchipaylo7522/
Schipala71103/
Shypailo7169/
Gispalou7165/
Chipallo7164/
Seipolou7136/
Sieppala7122/
Shipaila7118/
Chitpalo7112/
Seipalla7111/
Sipaulya715/
Shepaulo715/
Sipajłło715/
Sipayłło715/
Seipehlo715/
Szypajlo714/
Sippatla713/
Sipaliau713/
Shipalya712/
Sihpalia711/
Shippala711/
Siepajło711/
Sepahloo711/
Sephatlo711/
Gipaloux711/
Siphohlo711/
Seiphelo711/
Jittpalo711/
Sipola672,040/
Sepala671,721/
Sepolo67375/
Gipala67269/
Zipala67262/
Seiphehlo67203/
Cipala67102/
Sipela6761/
Gipolo6749/
Saipolloh6735/
Zipolo6735/
Gepalo6725/
Cipolo6714/
Cepalo679/
Jipala678/
Sypało676/
Seipallat673/
Sepelo672/
Saiphaula671/
Shaipalla671/
Sypolo671/
Seipoulou671/
Saiphalah671/
Gispallou671/
Siephehlo671/
Seiphotlo671/

Sipalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sipalo in the Hindi language
सिपालोsipalo-
Sipalo in the Russian language
Сипалоsipalo-

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