Kapama Surname
Approximately 6,691 people bear this surname
Kapama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,091 | 1:10,399 | 1,344 |
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| Zambia | 457 | 1:34,683 | 3,506 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kapama (452) may also be a first name.
Kapama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapama is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 73,553rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,089,156 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapama reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,268th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 452 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,091 people, or 1 in 10,399. In Tanzania Kapama is primarily found in: Katavi Region, where 23 percent live, Tabora Region, where 17 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Zambia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaapama | 92 | 358 | / |
| Kapamas | 92 | 76 | / |
| Kapamaz | 92 | 19 | / |
| Kaepama | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kapamha | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kapamay | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kapaema | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kapaama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapamaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapoma | 83 | 3,947 | / |
| Kapema | 83 | 3,073 | / |
| Kapami | 83 | 617 | / |
| Kepama | 83 | 41 | / |
| Capama | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kapame | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kapamo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kopama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kapaahama | 80 | 9 | / |
| Capaima | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kapamhi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Cappama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kapomai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Capamas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kapomay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kapouma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapemai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cahpama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapamer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khapamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caepama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capaema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capauma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgapame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capamgai | 71 | 76 | / |
| Khapamgi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Katpatmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capahama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cappamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopamahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapoymat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapheima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaphame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koupamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopamath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphamer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keppamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapome | 67 | 222 | / |
| Kapfhamer | 67 | 204 | / |
| Kapomo | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kuoppamaa | 67 | 114 | / |
| Koohpaima | 67 | 74 | / |
| Capami | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kaphammer | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kopami | 67 | 41 | / |
| Queahpama | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kopame | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kepoma | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kapomi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kopema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capaahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kepema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouhpayma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kepamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopoma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kapama
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