Sipalu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sipalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sipalu (22) may also be a first name.

Sipalu Last Name Facts

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

Sipalu (Hindi: सिपालू) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sipalu is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Sipalu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Sipalu live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Sipalu is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Sipalu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipalu9278/
Sipaleu9212/
Sipaluh922/
Sipaliau863/
Cipalu83195/
Sepalu8317/
Sipolu832/
Gipalu831/
Sipeolu77129/
Chipalu7737/
Gipalou7715/
Shipolu775/
Jaipalu773/
Sipolus773/
Sepalou772/
Sipuolu772/
Saipolu771/
Seipolu771/
Gispalou7165/
Seipolou7136/
Saipoğlu7110/
Chippalu714/
Gipaloux711/
Cepalu672/
Sepelu672/
Gispallou671/
Seipoulou671/
Gepalu671/
Chippallu671/

Sipalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sipalu in the Hindi language
सिपालूsipalu-

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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 Sipalu
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