Kakapu Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kakapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kakapu (11) may also be a first name.

Kakapu Last Name Facts

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

Kakapu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kakapu is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kakapu live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Kakapu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 50 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 21 percent are found and National Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakaipu924/
Katkapu921/
Kakkadpu863/
Kakkatpu861/
Kacapu8323/
Kokapu835/
Cakapu833/
Kakopu832/
Kekapu831/
Kotkapu778/
Kaukopu771/
Kothkapu719/
Kakeupeu711/
Cakapaut711/
Kocapu67101/
Kokopu6723/
Kekepu671/
Kotthkapu671/
Koukopu621/
Cacapuz621/
Koccappu571/

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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 Kakapu
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