Capewa Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Capewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Capewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capewa occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Capewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Capewa? popularity and diffusion

Capewa is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Capewa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Capewa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa.

Capewa is most frequent in Angola, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,686,826. Outside of Angola this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapewa922,272/
Chapewaa861/
Kapewa83343/
Capawa83258/
Capeba838/
Sapewa838/
Copewa831/
Capeva831/
Capaway7717/
Chapiwa7710/
Kapiewa7710/
Kapeway774/
Capaeva774/
Djapewa771/
Caapewe771/
Kapeuwa771/
Kapewai771/
Capeweu771/
Chapewe771/
Copeway770/
Chapfiwa7177/
Kadpewad7114/
Coppeway714/
Chapeeva712/
Cahpawah711/
Cappoeva711/
Chapewou711/
Capava671,343/
Kapawa67512/
Kapeba67144/
Kapewe6750/
Kapeva6719/
Kapewo6718/
Kapiwa6716/
Capiba676/
Zopewa672/
Sapiwa672/
Kapewy671/
Zapeba671/
Tchapewou671/
Sapeva671/
Capiva671/
Capiwe671/

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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 Capewa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis