Kapakasa Surname
Approximately 2,311 people bear this surname
Kapakasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,144 | 1:7,985 | 1,197 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kapakasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapakasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapakasa occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapakasa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,726th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,153,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapakasa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Not including Malawi Kapakasa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapakasha | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kapakesa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kapakasi | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kapakase | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kepakasa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kapakacha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khapakasy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kapakatshi | 78 | 21 | / |
| Kapokosa | 75 | 262 | / |
| Kapekesa | 75 | 171 | / |
| Capacasa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kapakazi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Capekasa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kapakazo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapakaci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capacassa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Capakaazi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capocasa | 63 | 764 | / |
| Kapokoso | 63 | 370 | / |
| Kapokose | 63 | 1 | / |
| Capacase | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaphokoso | 59 | 4 | / |
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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 Kapakasa
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