Kapalaka Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kapalaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapalaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kapalaka (4) may also be a first name.

Kapalaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapalaka occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapalaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapalaka is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapalaka live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most common in: Kayunga District, where 50 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khapalaka9415/
Kapaleka881/
Kaipalakath841/
Koppalaka821/
Kaphalakos782/
Kapeleka75374/
Kapelako7552/
Kapoleka7521/
Kepolaka7510/
Kapoloka751/
Kapaleko751/
Capalaca751/
Kapaloski717/
Kapelakou711/
Capalaski710/
Keapaloski670/
Kapeleko6337/
Kapoloko6322/
Kopolako631/
Capalache591/
Capelaco5026/

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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 Kapalaka
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