Kapa Surname

21,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,784 people bear this surname

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

Kapa Surname Definition:

Kapa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: younger twin.

Kapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,7711:51,9303,562
South Africa3,6081:15,0161,891
Papua New Guinea1,4801:5,509338
Indonesia8751:151,14214,841
DR Congo7321:100,92811,306
Bolivia5331:19,9181,660
Poland5301:71,71511,223
Russia3211:448,98142,376
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Lesotho2721:7,4731,625
Albania2581:11,2952,104
Thailand1811:390,26768,497
Philippines1771:571,96763,534
New Zealand1521:29,7925,213
Burkina Faso1301:141,1703,724
Turkey1301:598,62632,242
Ivory Coast1231:187,5718,219
Greece1071:103,54917,425
Montenegro1051:6,0911,108
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Zambia821:193,29212,826
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Namibia591:40,8375,469
Solomon Islands541:10,7411,884
Latvia541:37,9645,774
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Australia371:729,61448,196
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Bosnia and Herzegovina151:235,76011,850
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
England101:5,571,806158,774
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tonga11:107,313791
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Käpa (36) & Kāpa (2) are calculated separately.

Kapa (25,840) may also be a first name.

Kapa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapa is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: younger twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapa (Arabic: كبـي, Hindi: कपा, Marathi: कापा, Oriya: କାପା, Russian: Капа, Tibetan: ཀ་པ།) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Käpa or Kāpa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,145th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 282,638 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Kapa are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kapa is also the 31,202nd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 25,840 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 14,771 people, or 1 in 51,930. In India Kapa is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 54 percent are found, Gujarat, where 21 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 21 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Kapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kapa are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 748.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 164,506 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.46% less than the national average, earning R 115,356 per year; in United States they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $49,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $43,071 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käpa9236/
Kāpa922/
Kaipa8913,022/
Kaupa8910,605/
Kappa894,685/
Kapaj892,314/
Kapai891,779/
Kapay891,127/
Kaapa89696/
Kapha89511/
Kapau89435/
Kaepa89219/
Khapa89158/
Kapah89137/
Kapoa89137/
Kapea89118/
Kapaç8996/
Kaypa8974/
Kapaa8941/
Kapaš8937/
Kahpa8928/
Kcapa8927/
Kapaś8915/
Keapa8913/
Kabpa8910/
Kkapa899/
Kapfa893/
Kgapa893/
Kajpa891/
Kapaya8015,773/
Kapats80278/
Kaipah80232/
Khapha80214/
Kaupat80160/
Khapai80140/
Kappai80138/
Kapaia80117/
Kahapa80106/
Kaipai80100/
Kapahu8083/
Khapay8075/
Kaapaa8042/
Khaupa8035/
Kaappa8035/
Khappa8032/
Kapaja8029/
Ka'apa8029/
Kapacz8028/
Kapaňa8024/
Kaipay8023/
Kahupa8021/
Kapauz8015/
Keapau8013/
Kapaha8011/
Kapaus809/
Kapaai808/
Kaipau807/
Kappaa806/
Kaipha805/
Kaphad804/
Kaipfa803/
Kappea803/
Kappah803/
Kkappa803/
Kapaph803/
Kappay803/
Khaipa803/
Kapahy802/
Kaphai802/
Kaapad802/
Kaypah802/
Kaipea802/
Kapass802/
Kapačs802/
Keapea802/
Katpha802/
Kaipaa801/
Kapadp801/
Kapadz801/
Kapahe801/
Kapaih801/
Kapast801/
Kapfap801/
Kappap801/
Kaspap801/
Kaypay801/
Keapah801/
Kaypha801/
Kaupai801/
Khazpa801/
Kahppa801/
Kapaid801/
Kapeau801/
Kkaepa801/
Kkapay801/
Kaaipa801/
Kgapau801/
Kapaht801/
Kaippa801/
Kaapai801/
Kaupha801/
Kaphaj801/
Kabpad801/
Kadpat801/
Kkaypa801/
Keapai801/
Katpai801/
Capa7517,615/
Kopa7512,247/
Kapo7510,475/
Kapi757,487/
Kape756,798/
Kepa756,025/
Kapy75123/
Qapa7567/
Kapé752/
Kapj752/
Kapó751/
Kappaha73177/
Kaupass7337/
Khaipha7332/
Kaphioa7328/
Kappais7328/
Kashpap7327/
Kappaya7322/
Kabpaha7315/
Kapahee7313/
Kauppad7313/
Kapaaya739/
Keaphai738/
Kaypach738/
Kappeas737/
Kapasth736/
Kapatch736/
Kaipast736/
Kkappat736/
Kapaith735/
Khappaz734/
Kaepaha734/
Khapaya734/
Kaiphai734/
Kapahai733/
Khadpad733/
Khaipai733/
Kappaus733/
Kahapay733/
Khaphai733/
Katpach732/
Kachhpa731/
Kahapad731/
Kaipath731/
Kaippas731/
Kaispay731/
Khaupat731/
Kapahii731/
Kapfaya731/
Kaphaiy731/
Kappass731/
Kappast731/
Kappatt731/
Kashpaj731/
Kasppai731/
Kaipeah731/
Khadpai731/
Kaspach731/
Khaphah731/
Khapioa731/
Khappas731/
Kaipaya731/
Kaphajh731/
Kapphat731/
Kaapaya731/
Kappach731/
Khaupha731/
Kapaghi731/
Kaipach731/
Kaipaht731/
Kaiphay731/
Kkauppa731/
Khaphat731/
Kazpash731/
Kaypaht731/
Katpath731/
Cappa678,327/
Capai675,243/
Ccapa673,931/
Kgopa673,930/
Kappe673,144/
Koppa672,606/
Kapoo672,308/
Kapoh671,971/
Kuipa671,920/
Kapui671,711/
Ceapa671,552/
Kapeu671,436/
Khape671,361/
Kopač671,281/
Kappo671,174/
Kapio671,061/
Capaz67980/
Caipa67954/
Koipa67833/
Capah67787/
Kapei67745/
Kaupe67646/
Kappi67591/
Kahpi67535/
Capas67527/
Kaipo67486/
Koupa67449/
Caspa67406/
Keepa67406/
Kapuy67404/
Keppa67354/
Kaphe67335/
Kapoi67294/
Kopay67286/
Capay67280/
Kapoy67276/
Kapfo67260/
Capad67241/
Kapou67239/
Keapo67215/
Kappy67210/
Kaipi67206/
Kapyi67204/
Kapyś67203/
Kapyo67203/
Koopa67201/
Kopai67200/
Keape67186/
Kapeš67183/
Kaphi67153/
Capat67148/
Kapie67148/
Kopah67120/
Kaipe67117/
Kepai67116/
Kaupi67116/
Kaupo6792/
Kapij6790/
Kapej6789/
Kapeh6784/
Caepa6782/
Kepaa6780/
Kgape6771/
Kgapo6771/
Capha6770/
Kopaç6770/
Kaypi6768/
Keipa6768/
Kaaipaya6768/
Kapii6767/
Kopaj6765/
Cadpa6757/
Kapgi6757/
Keapi6752/
Khopa6747/
Kaape6745/
Kapee6742/
Kepau6739/
Khapi6737/
Kepah6734/
Koepa6734/
Cahpa6730/
Capoa6730/
Kappé6730/
Caypa6728/
Kapaňová6728/
Kapoz6727/
Kapeć6727/
Kapoj6724/
Kaapo6723/
Kapoš6722/
Kopaß6721/
Kopaa6720/
Kapiś6720/
Kaapi6719/
Kepay6718/
Kapyt6716/
Kapho6716/
Käppa6716/
Catpa6716/
Kapiy6715/
Kaypo6714/
Keupa6714/
Kapáš6713/
Kaupaitė6713/
Capaa6713/
Caupa6712/
Kapey6712/
Kopać6711/
Capač6710/
Kapje679/
Capea679/
Caapa678/
Khapo678/
Khaphioa678/
Kaepo677/
Kobpa677/
Kopaś677/
Qapha677/
Kapih677/
Kopau676/
Khepa675/
Kebpa675/
Kuopa675/
Capaj674/
Kcopa674/
Kaipy674/
Qapad674/
Kabphaha674/
Kapoč673/
Capúa672/
Capau672/
Capaï672/
Capșa672/
Kaupy672/
Kapfe672/
Köppa672/
Kaapy672/
Kaype672/
Kahpe671/
Khaytpay671/
Kapahowa671/
Kapuo671/
Kashshpa671/
Quapa671/
Caípa671/
Kaupé671/
Khatphai671/
Kachhpap671/
Kapeî671/
Kapeï671/
Kapeś671/
Kapyć671/
Kapoć671/
Kkopa671/
Kopaş671/
Qapas671/
Kqopa671/
Kapiş671/
Qhapa671/
Kapod671/
Kabpatch671/
Kaipatch671/
Kaypatch671/
Capga670/

Kapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapa in the Tibetan language
ཀ་པ།kapa-
Kapa in the Oriya language
କାପାkapa92.91
କପାkapa4.28
କାପkapa2.22
କପkapa0.15
Kapa in the Hindi language
कपाkapa90.48
क़पाqapa4.76
कापाkapa3.81
कल्पाkalpa0.95
Kapa in the Marathi language
कापाkapa76.71
कपाkapa21.92
कापkapa1.37
Kapa in the Russian language
Капаkapa-
Kapa in the Arabic language
كبـيkby-
كبيkby-

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