Kapambo Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia501:316,99817,478
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kapambo (28) may also be a first name.

Kapambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapambo has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,267,784th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapambo live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kapambo is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapamba867,094/
Kapombo861,593/
Kapembo8661/
Kepambo862/
Kapaamba802/
Kaphombo801/
Kapembou801/
Kaipamba801/
Koppambou751/
Kapemba7124,290/
Capamba712,959/
Kapomba711,384/
Capombo7136/
Kepamba718/
Kepombo714/
Kapanba712/
Kapachemba711/
Kaphemba671,527/
Kopeamba671/
Kepembou671/
Kebpamba671/
Kapeemba671/
Kapfemba671/
Capemba5713,028/
Kepemba5722/
Kopemba5713/
Kopomba571/
Capomba571/

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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 Kapambo
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