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 surname Kapam (Hindi: कापम, Marathi: कदम) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Kapam is primarily 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 numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname Kapam is most numerous in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Kapam is most common in: Telangana, where 50 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 33 percent are found and Bihar, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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