Sipuni Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sipuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sipuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sipuni (32) may also be a first name.

Sipuni Last Name Facts

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

Sipuni (Hindi: सिपुङी, Oriya: ସିପୁନି) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sipuni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Sipuni occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sipuni live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sipuni is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 880,551. In Zambia Sipuni is most common in: Central Province, where 28 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sipunai921/
Sipuna83152/
Sipune837/
Sepuni836/
Shipunich801/
Chipuni77189/
Shiponi7715/
Gipunai7713/
Saipuna775/
Sepunih772/
Sciponi772/
Siponoi771/
Schiponi719/
Siephoni717/
Suiponoi713/
Chipfuni711/
Zeipouni711/
Sheipune711/
Shipunje711/
Shepunni711/
Chippuni711/
Saipunyo711/
Sispoune710/
Sipone67261/
Sipona6770/
Siphonnoi6743/
Suiphonoi6741/
Çepuni6713/
Sepuna674/
Sipine672/
Ciponi672/
Sepune671/

Sipuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sipuni in the Hindi language
सिपुङीsipuni-
Sipuni in the Oriya language
ସିପୁନିsipuni69.23
ସିପୁନୀsipuni15.38
ଶିପୁନୀsipuni7.69
ସିପୂନିsipuni7.69

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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 Sipuni
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