Sipanela Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sipanela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipanela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2581:61,4345,541
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sipanela (40) may also be a first name.

Sipanela Last Name Facts

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

Sipanela is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipanela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sipanela is the 878,878th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. Sipanela is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sipanela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 40 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 61,434. In Zambia Sipanela is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 36 percent live, Southern Province, where 29 percent live and Central Province, where 21 percent live. Outside of Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shipanela9427/
Shipangela891/
Sipanala88107/
Sipanyola829/
Chipanela824/
Sipongela822/
Shiphanele781/
Sipanile751/
Chipanila71288/
Chipanelo711/
Sipanyolo711/
Cipenala631/
Cepañola501/

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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 Sipanela
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