Kapami Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3091:51,2944,808
Tanzania2451:216,08818,072
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kapami (18) may also be a first name.

Kapami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapami is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,631st most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Kapami is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapami live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 51,294. In Zambia Kapami is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 49 percent reside, Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 24 percent reside. Other than Zambia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapamhi9223/
Kapaimi921/
Khapamgi8610/
Katpatmi861/
Kapama836,691/
Capami8349/
Kopami8341/
Kapame835/
Kapomi833/
Kepami831/
Kaapama77358/
Kapemoi779/
Kapomai779/
Kapamha777/
Kapamay775/
Kapemai772/
Kapaama771/
Khapamy771/
Kapamer771/
Koopami771/
Kgapame771/
Capamgai7176/
Kapamaya711/
Kaphamer711/
Khaphame711/
Kapoma673,947/
Kapome67222/
Kapfhamer67204/
Kapeme6748/
Kaphammer6746/
Kepame6742/
Kopame6727/
Capama6724/
Kopemi6715/
Kopama674/
Kepemi671/
Capame671/

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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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  • 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 Kapami
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