Kamapi Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

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

Kamapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2111:38,6434,669
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Kamapi (208) may also be a first name.

Kamapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamapi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamapi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamapi is the 1,003,904th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Kamapi is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kamapi are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 627,410th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 208 people.

The surname Kamapi is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 38,643. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 57 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 37 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamapai922/
Kamapei921/
Kamatpi921/
Khamapai864/
Khamapiy861/
Kamatpai861/
Kamape8388/
Komapi8364/
Kamapa8327/
Kamepi832/
Khamaphai80231/
Kamhapa77471/
Khomapi7716/
Kamappa7715/
Komaphi775/
Kamapoj773/
Kamaupa771/
Komapie771/
Komapui771/
Komapio771/
Khamapa771/
Kamopui771/
Camapiy771/
Kamapet771/
Kamapeu771/
Kammape771/
Kamapoha7138/
Koumapie7112/
Kameipui718/
Khamapha714/
Kammappa713/
Khamaupa712/
Kaamappa711/
Khammapa711/
Khamauppaia711/
Komape675,007/
Camapa6726/
Kemopi6722/
Kemape6712/
Keamaphet674/
Khammapha674/
Komapa674/
Kamopa673/
Kemepi671/
Kamepe671/
Camape671/
Khamauppa671/

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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 Kamapi
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