Zipala Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zipala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zipala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Zipala Last Name Facts

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

Zipala is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zipala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zipala is the 983,245th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zipala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Zipala is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sipala832,080/
Gipala83269/
Cipala83102/
Zipola8355/
Zipale8314/
Jipala838/
Zipela835/
Chipala775,423/
Sipalay771,324/
Seipala77179/
Sippala77175/
Shipala77131/
Siphala77106/
Szipola7799/
Saipala7784/
Jaipala7774/
Cipalla7742/
Rzepala7738/
Czepala7738/
Sipaala7719/
Sipaila7718/
Sipayla7717/
Ciepala7713/
Zhypala7710/
Šipaila777/
Sipalla775/
Cippala774/
Sipalia774/
Cipaila774/
Djipala774/
Cipalat773/
Jipalla772/
Zippola771/
Siepala771/
Tsipala771/
Gipalay771/
Cipalay771/
Chippala713,276/
Chipaila71727/
Tshipala71524/
Chaipala71307/
Chiphala71121/
Schipala71103/
Czepalla7134/
Chipalla7131/
Sieppala7122/
Shipaila7118/
Seipalla7111/
Cipaaila7110/
Sipaylay716/
Sipaulya715/
Tchipala715/
Sippatla713/
Chispala713/
Sipaliau713/
Shipalai712/
Shipalya712/
Sihpalia711/
Shippala711/
Czepalia711/
Chipalah711/
Zippalli710/
Sipola672,040/
Sepala671,721/
Sipalo67851/
Cipola67416/
Zepale6790/
Sipali6773/
Gepala6769/
Sipela6761/
Cipale6751/
Zipolo6735/
Zipole6734/
Šipalo6727/
Sipale6725/
Jipali6719/
Cipali6714/
Gipalo6712/
Chippalla678/
Szczypala676/
Cepala676/
Cipalo675/
Cipaly674/
Chitpatla674/
Tshiepala674/
Cceipalla674/
Chaipalat674/
Jepala673/
Seipallat673/
Jipale673/
Gipale673/
Chaipalad673/
Gipaly672/
Chidpalad672/
Saiphaula671/
Chippaala671/
Chipphala671/
Zepela671/
Shaipalla671/
Jipola671/
Zypała671/
Saiphalah671/
Gipola671/
Cipała671/

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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 Zipala
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