Kapam Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Kapam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kapam (99) may also be a first name.

Kapam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapam (Hindi: कापम, Marathi: कदम) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapam is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Kapam live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kapam is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 99 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Kapam is most numerous in: Telangana, where 50 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 33 percent are found and Bihar, where 17 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaspam9119/
Kappam918/
Kapame915/
Khapam912/
Kapaum911/
Kappaum8340/
Kappaam838/
Kaphaim831/
Kapaumm831/
Khatpam831/
Kappham830/
Kapom8066/
Kopam8027/
Kepam8011/
Capam803/
Khaphame771/
Kapome73222/
Koppam7389/
Capaim7360/
Kopame7327/
Capham7323/
Kopeam7312/
Kaphom735/
Kopaim731/
Capame731/
Kapoum731/
Kaipom731/
Kopham731/
Kepham730/
Kapheim6788/
Kaipoom6712/
Keadpom671/
Khaipom671/
Koipame671/
Khospam671/
Kaspoum671/

Kapam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapam in the Hindi language
कापमkapama-
Kapam in the Marathi language
कदमkadama-

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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 Kapam
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