Zippy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Zippy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zippy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England11:55,718,059489,080

Zippy (918) may also be a first name.

Zippy Last Name Facts

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

Zippy is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zippy? popularity and diffusion

Zippy is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Zippy is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zippy live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 267,468th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 918 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Zippy is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zippay91223/
Zipy892/
Sippy80876/
Zipay80448/
Zippi80337/
Zippe80206/
Zippa80160/
Zipoy8087/
Jippy8053/
Cippy8021/
Gippy8020/
Zaipy809/
Zeppy802/
Zipfy801/
Zipey800/
Zipper733,103/
Shippy732,539/
Chippy73177/
Sippey7369/
Zippie7322/
Zippes7314/
Zieppe7312/
Zippis738/
Sippay738/
Jippiy731/
Jhippy731/
Zeappy730/
Shippey672,016/
Zipa671,141/
Zipi6799/
Zipe6755/
Czipper6736/
Zeipper6733/
Chippey6714/
Jipy6712/
Zsippai678/
Cipy676/
Chaippy674/
Schippy673/
Zepy673/
Gipy671/
Zippper671/
Chippay671/
Zippeer671/
Zypy671/
Zjpy671/
Xipy671/
Sipy671/
Shippay670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zippy
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