Kapalasa Surname
Approximately 1,747 people bear this surname
Kapalasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| Zambia | 321 | 1:49,377 | 4,673 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
Kapalasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapalasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapalasa (Russian: Капаласа) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapalasa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 231,373rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,171,463 people. The last name Kapalasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapalasa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Kapalasa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapalasha | 94 | 55 | / |
| Kapalasah | 94 | 4 | / |
| Kapalaza | 88 | 46 | / |
| Kapelasa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kapalesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kapalasi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kapalase | 88 | 1 | / |
| Koppalasai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kapelesa | 75 | 150 | / |
| Kapolesa | 75 | 77 | / |
| Kapalose | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capalaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapalazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapalaci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapolosa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kopelasa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Capalaces | 71 | 12 | / |
| Capalajay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Qapalasih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khopalasot | 67 | 1 | / |
Kapalasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapalasa in the Russian language | ||
| Капаласа | kapalasa | - |
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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 Kapalasa
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